In the time of Exodus, the gap in education standards between wealthy, powerful people and the average dude in the street would have been far greater than today.
With no mass communication, laws had to be kept simple.
Then, as now, maintaining order in society would have been paramount to political leaders.
When the Hebrews embarked on their migration, it would have been difficult for one political force to hold a grip on power.
Presenting laws as coming from god would give more strength to them in the minds of the faithful.
The religious leaders would have been only to happy to co-operate on these issues due to mutual benefits.
So let's have a look at the commandments one by one
"I am the Lord your God, Thou shalt have no other gods before me"
This establishes centralised authority. Zero tolerance of other faiths means less risk of deviation from the rules.
Isn't Law & Order is easier to maintain when you prevent free thinking?
Is this what #1 is about?
2007-06-04 02:06:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Questions like this always amaze me. Moses was not a wealthy, powerful individual as they travelled through the desert.
Next question?!
2007-06-04 02:18:25 · answer #1 · answered by mattfromasia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I think God knew man needed law and order--He authorized Judges etc--however I think you are trying to be logical and the bible truly states that God's ways are not our ways--Do you really think God is a big meanie standing up there saying "Thou shalt not etc----for his purposes? No, I think he is giving man some healthy advice to live by. If law and order were easier to maintain--then why are the prisons overflowing? No, he gives you the choice but he also gives you the guidelines. No, God does not need to establish authority--He is the Great I Am--The Ancient of Days--
What need would you have to strengthen laws in the minds of the faithful--they already believe--it would be the ones who are unfaithful you would need to be more concerned about.
2007-06-04 02:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by Deborah G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have this completey wrong and this is because you view the commandments as over-bearing orders.
God gave us the 10 commandments so that we may be free of the restriction that sin imposes on us, the Israelites would have seen clearly that they were for their own benefit, it is when a community is engaged in sin and crime that the whole people suffer,by using the commandmenats as a life principle people could be free to love and care for God and each other.
2007-06-04 02:14:23 · answer #3 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
2070 The Ten Commandments belong to God's revelation. At the same time they teach us the true humanity of man. They bring to light the essential duties, and therefore, indirectly, the fundamental rights inherent in the nature of the human person. The Decalogue contains a privileged expression of the natural law:
From the beginning, God had implanted in the heart of man the precepts of the natural law. Then he was content to remind him of them. This was the Decalogue.
2007-06-04 02:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by C R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The 10 Commandments were given to us, to help us to obey God, and have a happy life.
The first commandment does not prevent free thinking! It was given to show that God created us, and wants us to worship the true God, the God of love and happiness. Law and order are important, but obedience to Him, is what brings us to the fulfilled life we were meant to live. God is NOT taking away our free will, not preventing us from free thinking...we have a choice!
2007-06-04 02:15:23 · answer #5 · answered by JoJoCieCie 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
extremely some the responses have definitively pronounced that, particular, we could continually shop the ten Commandments -- and that i agree. i could ask maximum of those whom stated particular, nevertheless, as to why they be at liberty to monkey with the ten Commandment, then, via *not* preserving the Fourth Commandment? in case you smash one, you have broken all of them (James 2:10-12). Please be conscious that I do have Biblical, New testomony, evidence (yeah, even Jesus' very own words) demonstrating that the seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath (of the Fourth Commandment) remains in effect for all Christians. One respondent stated: >> in accordance to that regulation, in case you offend or smash one you have >> offended or broken all of them and to interrupt one capacity >> dying via stoning. marvelous, New testomony, perception into the present penalty for *not* preserving the regulation. ;-) yet i don't think of they actually know it incredibly is strictly what the hot testomony Bible says. Rom. 6:15 What then? we ought to sin, through fact we are actually not below the regulation, yet below grace? God forbid. Rom 7:7 What we ought to declare then? Is the regulation sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not familiar sin, yet via the regulation... Rom. 7:12 Wherefore the regulation is holy, and the commandment holy, and purely, and sturdy. >> persist with them in case you want besides the fact that it needless to say states in 1Timothy >> that the regulation exchange into not written for a righteous guy, human. additionally marvelous, New testomony, perception. So, who between us is with out sin? No, not one. subsequently, none individuals are righteous. for this reason, we want the regulation to let us know what's sin. >> (remember that the ten have been purely a small part of the completed regulation >> of Moses--approximately 600 or so rules.) additionally marvelous, New testomony, perception -- for the hot testomony testifies that *all* of the regulation remains binding (Mat. 5:17-20).
2016-12-18 13:28:20 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with your analysis. Most of the Ten Commandments don't say much that improves the power of the state. This was also before the Hebrews had really developed a state at all.
2007-06-04 02:11:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, not at all. They were given to Moses by God in order to give the people a clear guideline of what they were expected to do in order to follow God's will.
2007-06-04 02:14:55 · answer #8 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion is about what you believe in...God is just a part of it...its up to the person to chose....Laws of this Country are made to protect us....if there was no-Laws we have more Hell raiseing then we do now
2007-06-04 02:14:25 · answer #9 · answered by babo1dm 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
So you are saying free thinking is embodied in such things as murder, stealing, being covetous, dishonouring our father and mother, commiting adultery,and bearing false witness???
Or the disunity of free-for-all religion???
2007-06-04 02:16:05 · answer #10 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋