In Exodus chapter twenty, verse fifteen is the eighth commandment that prohibits stealing money or anything belonging to another. Cheating is also a form of stealing. This commandment is the opposite of honesty which is dishonesty.
There are many forms of stealing besides robbing finances or taking personal things from others. The most common form of stealing that is not a violation but happens to hurt everybody is deception. There are other mini-stealing methods that the law or anyone tends to catch but gets many off-guard is betrayal: Jesus Christ experienced this situation with one of His disciples: Judas.
The other forms of stealing are fraud, lying, and trickery. Some examples from the Bible begin with Adam and Eve. They were about to enjoy the Garden of Eden after God gave their instructions to them. However, the serpent convinces Adam and Eve that God’s policy is incorrect, which they elect to believe leads them out. Still, several instances in the Bible express the other forms of stealing. There are many examples in the Old Testament in Genesis and Exodus.
Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, was told by him to remain a widow until his third son is mature to marry her. However, Judah did not keep his word but disregarded it after. Tamar decides to take matters into her own hands and tricks the father into intimacy by playing the harlot. Tamar wanted to have children, but her first husband died. She gets what she wants in the first place with Judah in a deceptive way.
Stealing is the eighth commandment because robbing changes a life, similar to the seventh one. The difference between commandments seven and eight is life continues here while the other unexpectedly ends. Stealing changes all who are involved. The instigator could jeopardize his life by losing his freedom by law while the victim faces loss and potential anguish.