11/07/2011

Thou Shalt Not ____. What Again?


Actual Video Title: Celebrities Dish on What They Covet
Actual Video Description: Sure, they sort of have it all, but celebrities always want something more -- from a Spanish shoe to the perfect pair of plaid pants. (Nov. 7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb0hG-KuU20

I found this video very odd. The question to celebrities asked is, "What are you coveting right now?" What an odd question to ask. Normally, they would ask, "What do you want?" or "What are you dying to have?" Not, "What are you coveting?" I immediately recalled Scripture as soon as I heard the term "covet." What does "covet" mean? According to Dictionary.com it means: "1. to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
2. to wish for, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted."
Also, "to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
[C13: from Old French coveitier, from coveitié eager desire, ultimately from Latin cupiditā cupidity]"
What does cupidity mean? It means, "eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice."

Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

More Bible Verses about Coveting: http://www.openbible.info/topics/coveting

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