so who has the right set of ten commandmets?

Question

apparently there are three ideas on how to split them up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Division_of_the_commandments

I personaly find this hilarious. I wonder which one Jesus would pick?

Ronin
yeah your right the Samaritans have the last commandment different and some Christian groups have different views

Answer 1

If it weren't for the fact that Devarim says it was 10 I'm not even sure we would limit them to that number.

For example, is the commandment of Shabbat a positive or a negative commandment?

P1 Remember the day of Shabbat to keep it holy.
P2 6 days shall you labor and do all your work
P3 but the 7th day is the Shabbat of HaShem your G-d
N1 On it you shall do not work, not you
N2 nor your son
N3 nor your daughter
N4 nor your manservant
N5 nor your maidservant
N6 nor your animals
N7 nor the Ger inside the Gates
For in 6 days HaShem made Heaven and Earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the 7th day; therefore HaShem blessed the day of Shabbat and sanctified it.

So the command of Shabbat all by itself is 10 commandments - 3 Positive and 7 Negative - plus a rather long explanation at the end. We only know that we should count 10 commandments for what was on the stone tablet because it says so in Devarim 4:13 and 10:4 - otherwise we might count more.

And even then there is the question of the wording. For example, is the 1st word of the command of Shabbat to be ZACHOR (Shemot 20:8) or SHAMOR (Devarim 5:12)? And how do we know that the manservant and maidservant are only those who are Jewish and does not include the Gentile servants? Perhaps the command is intended to eliminate the possibility of "cheating" by using a Shabbos Goy?

It is by tradition that we divide the tablets the way we do. For that matter, if we only had Shemot and didn't have Devarim, you would not even be able to prove that these are the commandments that were placed on the stone tablets, because these commands were spoken by HaShem at the foot of the mountain before Moses left for 40 days to get the tablets. During that 40 days there were many other commandments given and we would have no way to know that these were the commands that got written on the tablets. It is only because of Devarim 5:19 that we understand that these are the words that are on the Tablets.

Don't laugh at the various traditions. Just understand them and deal with the fact that there are differences.

Answer 2

I don't see it to be hilarious. I found it to be amazing that the Bible has predicted that there is a power which came out of one of the ten horns or ten kingdoms from the Roman Empire, and this power will be different from the other kingdoms because it will change the law of God and seasons.

Daniel 7:24,25.

24 The ten horns are ten kings
Who shall arise from this kingdom.
And another shall rise after them;
He shall be different from the first ones,
And shall subdue three kings.
25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
Shall persecute[d] the saints of the Most High,
And shall intend to change times and law.
Then the saints shall be given into his hand
For a time and times and half a time.


The right set which was used by the Jews and Jesus is the same as is used by the Protestant Church today, and found in the book of Exodus chapter 20. The one printed in the Roman Catholic Cathechism or Book of Prayer is the one that is already changed. The 2nd commandment which prohibited the making and worshipping of statues has been taken out, and the 10th has been split into two parts and become no 9 and 10.

Answer 3

The original commandments were fine, right up until Christ repaced them with the new covenant in his blood.

Shortly thereafter, based solely on the sweeping authority Jesus gave only to his church, the commandments were updated to reflect the new realities of the new covenant.

The only commandments of any true effect today are the ones that were promulgated and confirmed by the universal church that was personally established by Jesus Christ himself.

You may be sure that those are the ones Jesus would pick, because Jesus still remains at the head of his church.

Answer 4

As has been said before, the order as noted in the Bible is the correct order. Every detail of Scripture was placed there for a reason by the Holy Spirit.

The first four commandments are our relationship to God. UPREACH

The next six are our relationship to man. OUTREACH

That is the order that we are supposed to have.

Mark 12:29-31 - 29 Jesus answered him, "The *first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' *This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'* There is no other commandment greater than these."

Answer 5

The wikipedia article you reference only demonstrates a diversity in dividing the commandments between three groups, who all believe all ten commandments are from God. Why would Jesus engage in something so irrelevant when there are so many more important questions to answer?

Answer 6

Exodus 20 has the Ten Commandments.
I Cr 13;8a
12-17-6

Answer 7

There are different ways, yes.

Some combine two and separate another into two.

However, the THOU SHALTS and the THOU SHALT NOTS are not changed.

Rather than spending time figuring how to count to ten, just try keeping them.

And do be very careful if you try opening the Ark of the Covenant so you can check the working on the Tablets.

Answer 8

I don't know about others . . . yet I personally NEVER look at the sites when one is posted here as in your question (en.wikipedia. org etc). As far as what is the ' right ' set of ten commandments ? Read all three sets you say is out there, digest the info. into your soul, speak to God in prayer of this . . . The feeling in your heart and soul will tell you the answer. Generally speaking...live in truth, compassion, authentic Love and value . . . good guidelines for one's soul path.

Answer 9

Lets keep in mind that this article on Wikipedia is in fact written by man and is an interpretation. I myself believe the word of God over any man, and believe that the Ten Commandments in the Bible are the ones that God intended.

Answer 10

Your use of the term "right" misses the point. They are the same commandments. Only the numbering is slightly different, based on slightly different reading of the same text. This is an non-issue.