Christians, these "commandments" of yours, are you SURE those are the right ones?

Question

Because Exodus 32:19 clearly states:

"And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount."

So, they were destroyed before ANYONE could take a look at them. Moses could have made up new ones on the spot. Edited them or even added or subtracted as he pleased.
Do you have ANY evidence that the commandments that are in your bible, are the same ones Moses first recieved?

Answer 1

According to the Great Prophet Mel Brooks, there were originally 15 commandments, but that schmuck Moses dropped one of the tablets. What I wanna know is what were the other 5 commandments?

Answer 2

On the one hand, it says that the commandments get written again. On the other hand, the version in Exodus 34 is very different and includes other laws such as not boiling a kid in its mother's milk. Yet it explicitly says those are the ten commandments.

The most plausible explanation is that different lists grew up in different places, and that when the author or editor put the story into the form we now have it, he did not know how to do justice to the two divergent traditions, and so included both.

Answer 3

That verse is after the Ten commandments were put in the bible the Ten Commandments are in Exodus 20:2-17

Answer 4

If you're going to quote scripture at a Christian, you might want to read the WHOLE bible....


Exodus 34:1 The LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. 2 Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. 3 No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain."

4 So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the LORD had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. 5 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."

Answer 5

God dictated them to Moses again. Besides, Exodus 20 clearly states the commandment in their original form. A discrepancy would have been noticed by Jesus, being God. Yet He quoted them to the Pharisees as they were originally written.

Answer 6

Exodus 34: 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. 2 Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. 3 No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain."

4 So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the LORD had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. 5 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation."

Answer 7

The second set of the Ten Commandments were unbroken and placed within the Ark of the Covenant to represent the fact that they could only be kept by Christ. The Ark itself was a type of Christ.

There is much in the way of symbolism in the Old Testament. Even the Law was formed to show how incapable himans were in keeping them. It was revealed in the New Testament that this incapability was to be well known ( alas! Many Christians think that they have to live by them! ) , and that incapability was suppose to get the response of alarm-- because we cannot live up to God's standards, we need Christ to cover us.

So those commandments, no matter which one you are referring to, are a part of 613 other ones. 613! And those that try to live by them are to do ALL of them, which has proven to be impossible. I live by trusting God, who prvided me with the covering to escape the judgement that those who are not covered are going to get.

For the just shall live by faith.

Answer 8

The '10 commandments' don't mention love or compassion or gratitude.

Wouldn't it be nice if we had a list of qualities we could work toward that would improve not only our own individual lives, but also impact those around us in a positive manner?

I encourage the reading of Thomas Paine's book, "The Age of Reason".

Answer 9

I'm sure:

Jhn 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Jhn 13:35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

I suppose that since Jesus was crucified, you will say where is the concreteness of His sayings. I say ignore Him at your peril.

Answer 10

Even the great Yoda is not so dumb as to apply Jewish commandments (broken or not, seen or unseen) to Christians who have never been under the law. Remember there is a "New" covenant!