was this a commandment?

Question

go forth and be fruitful and multiply?

i know its not part of the"10" commanments.
but if god said to do it then wouldn't that then be a commanment?

Answer 1

Not an official (stone tablet) commandment

Answer 2

You have the quote wrong.

Genesis 1:22 "And God blessed them" (the animals)" , saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

This obviously would not be conditional on humans, being given to the animals. However, they certainly are still obeying! (Grin).

In Genesis 1:28, after creating Adam and Eve, we find "And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and m ultiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Yes, this would count as a "commandment". I'm not sure it counts as a "moral law", if that is what you are wondering. You would have to ask a better theologian for that answer.

Answer 3

Sort of. I think this is a combination of two commandments found in seperate parts of Jewish/Christian scripture:

First, Genesis 1:22, where God commanded Adam and Eve to "be fruitful and multiply," and a bunch of other times that God told various people to "Go forth" to do one thing or another.

Answer 4

At the time the Earth was unpopulated God said to Adam and Eve ,be fruitful and multiply and replenish the Earth(Which means it's possible something was here before or why re-plenish?)Also after Noah came out of the Ark the same command was given 'cause everything was wiped out.We have a healthy population now ,I think we were fruitful enough.

Answer 5

One of the 10 Commandments? No. Something God told Adam and Eve to do? Yes.

Answer 6

There is no law against not being fruitful. Some say that there are thousands of commands in the Bible. It's fine if they believe that. That statement sounds more like a blessing to me.
We don't have to agree about all that the Bible means and we don't have to start another denomination when we don't. Paul said: "Let each man have faith before God."

Answer 7

Aha, you're trying to ask a trick question.
The Lord God gave us ten commandments written on a stone tablet.

However, God 'commanded' us to go forth and be fruitful and multiply.

It's a matter of semantics!

Answer 8

God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them, saying: "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth." (Genesis 1:27-28)

This is a command of God to the entire human race but not one of the Ten Commandments.

With love in Christ.

Answer 9

A commandment is GODS LAW.
We he sent the Israelites out of Egypt in the desert in search of the promised land, GOD saw that the manner in witch the people where behaving was not appropriate.
So, GOD called Moses to the top of Mount Sianid and gave him 10 commandments of RULES that the people were to follow
for example
thou shall not commit murder
thou shall not steal

Answer 10

No. That's what God told Adam and Eve to do. It wasn't until Moses came along that we got the commandments.

Answer 11

No, not a commandment. It is what God told Adam and Eve in the Garden