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“You should not kill.” It is the Sixth Commandment that God hands down to Moses according to the Old Testament. Upon reading the Sixth Commandment, it sounds straightforward, perhaps the clearest of the Ten Commandments. But as the Old Testament continues, it emerges that the Sixth Commandment is not as straightforward as it first appears. In fact there are several exceptions to the law, “you shall not kill” illustrated throughout the scripture. In light of the exceptions to the Sixth Commandment as written thousands of years ago into the Old Testament, it is interesting to examine some of the more controversial modern day issues through the lens of the Old Testament and consider how the Sixth Commandment might apply to those issues today. According to the Old Testament, the Lord called Moses up to the top of Mount Sinai, and handed down the two tablets that contained the Ten Commandments. Moses was charged with sharing the Ten Commandments with the people as God meant for the commandments to be followed by the people as law. The Sixth Commandment reads, “You shall not kill” (Exodus, 20.13). This law seems clear and succinct: do not kill – it is wrong. However, it soon becomes clear in reading on in the Ol