What does “you shall have no other gods before me” mean?<\/p>\n\t
See the lesson “No Other Gods<\/a>” from the workbook\u00a0The Ten Commandments<\/a><\/em>. If you have further questions, please write again.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: What does “you shall have no other gods before me” mean? Answer: See the lesson “No Other Gods” from the workbook\u00a0The Ten Commandments. 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