2007-06-19 15:16:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The injunction is meant strictly for the state of Israel, since it appears in the Old Testament, and thus can only be applied to them.
It presupposes other 'nation' Gods, or Gods related to other nation-states and civilizations, and thus Gods with different requirements for adoration and/or worship.
To place another God before 'God' is to place their worship and rituals and ideas before the nation of one's birth and linneage, which is why the injunction came into being. In other words, the God of one's ancestors (and the rituals, beliefs, and associations thereof) should come before any obligation thereafter, no matter what penalty may be ascribed to it.
2007-06-19 15:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Khnopff71 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The world God has created is just that. It is relative to call anything by any name. We only perceive things and order them because of language. So, in terms of other gods I can see how it would seem to presuppose such. But, I take it as us being silly and deeming something a god of that it is not. Not God, that is.
2007-06-19 22:25:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having no other gods before me, dose not just refer to other religions, but to personal posessions, Ex. Having a really nice car and putting all your attention towards that car instead of God, or anything else that you have that you put before God
2007-06-19 22:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by Arthur G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that you hold higher than God can be an idol (God). If you look at many different translations you will find that this means you will not have any God.. other than...before...or besides me (him). So to answer your question No it does not imply that at all.
2007-06-19 22:57:27 · answer #4 · answered by candi_k7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Krishna says in the Gita "Those who worship the demi-gods are less intelligent and they only worship Me, but they do so in a wrong way. The demi gods get all of their power from God also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc.) God has many name, but He is One. But he has many superintendents that serve this material world who operate the sun moon rain wind etc. We should give them all respect, but understand they get all of their power from Krishna (The Supreme God, whom which everything emanates from Him, including all of His other incarnations, and all of us. Thank you. For info on this topic go to harekrishnatemple.com Read Bhagavad Gita as it is By Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada- tells all.
2007-06-19 22:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it presupposes the belief in other gods.
2007-06-19 22:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
God knows there are no other Gods.
But there are other gods, with a small g, which get in between us and the real God.
Pastor Art
2007-06-19 22:20:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Not really.
Man has historically made "other gods" for himself. Sometimes in the blatant form of golden idols and sometimes in the more subtle forms of money and possessions.
~Neeva
2007-06-19 22:22:16 · answer #8 · answered by Neeva C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he was talking about false gods. Man-made idols, and man-made gods.
2007-06-19 22:22:34 · answer #9 · answered by Thomas E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything that we put before God in our lives is another god. It can be a car, boat, anything.... if you put it in front of God in your life, it becomes a god.
2007-06-19 22:23:21 · answer #10 · answered by God's Child 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋