Why did people change the ten commandments?

Question

Clearly stated in the bible (KJV):
Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.

Ok, they might did not change what was written, but they teach it diferrently.

http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/e...

1 [1-17] The precise division of these precepts into "ten commandments" is somewhat uncertain. Traditionally among Catholics Exodus 20:1-6 is considered as only one commandment, and Exodus 20:17 as two. Cf Deut 5:6-21.

Why is that? I believe that there's a difference between teaching the ten commandments the way it was written and the way you only consider what is enough or right. The impact is different.

Answer 1

Man has a way of changing the rules to their benefit to get what they want out of life. There are probably people out there that change the rules because they don't want to admit they are wrong in what they do because they are having fun with what they are doing. It is a way to avoid conviction of the heart and a way to deny the existance of God.

Answer 2

The 'ten commandments' have been changed by the time Exodus was written, if not earlier. That is why there is a list (explicitly said to be 'the ten commandments') in Exodus 34 that is different from the better-known list in Exodus 20.

Revelation 22:18-19 is talking about the words of 'this prophecy' i.e. the book that it is a part of, and not the whole Bible, which had not yet been compiled with Revelation as the concluding 'chapter'.

Answer 3

Well, 22:18-19 isn't referring to the Bible as a whole, or interpretation of the Bible. It's referring to adding to or taking away from "the prophecies of this Book." What Book? The Book of Revelation (it's a separate Book from all the other Books of the Bible - when it was written in the 1st century A.D. by John of Patmos, the Bible, as one volume, did not exist. The Bible did not exist as a single volume until the late 4th century or so - so, John could not have been referring to "The Bible" when he said "book." He was writing his own book - the Book of Revelation).

Note also it's not "adding or taking away from this book" it's adding or taking away from THE PROPHECIES of this book. So, John is concerned about people meddling with his prophecies. Not everything is prophecy.

Also, have you ever heard of the Apocrypha? The Deuterocanonicals? i.e. the 5 or so books that are in the Catholic Bible that are not in the Protestant versions. Luther "took away" 5 books of the Bible during the Protestant refomation. He suggested that the Catholic Church improperly added them in the first place though. The point is, however, that if the Rev. 22:18-19 is referring to the whole Bible, then either the Catholics, or the Protestants, are in major trouble, no?

Answer 4

Why does everyone ignore the second list of ten commandments Moses gave in Exodus 34:12-26? which list is the right one? Why does the story say they are the same when they are not? Oops, did Moses make a mistake? Has everyone been ignoring this huge blunder?

Answer 5

Hey it's No*no
It says in Eph. 4:11-13, That God gave some prophets; some evangelists; and some pastors, and teachers;* For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.*
Meaning That not every one is called by God. So that's why people are teaching the bible the way they see it. But like it says in verse 13, Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:*
We all have to come together, and see it the way God means for us to see it. So until then. Follow the person God has placed in front of you, to show you the way. Hope this answers your questions. And if you want to learn more, e-mail me please. G.B.

Answer 6

How did the people change the 10 Commandments?

And second of all the Bible is divided up into books. Therefore when Rev. mentions who takes away from this book, it was refering to itself.

Answer 7

there's a lot more than just the 10 commandments that have been changed in the bible, considering it started as a collection of stories from a tribal people about their mountain god, YHWH.

Which version do you think is the right one? Point to it.

Answer 8

the quite ten commandments are: For i'm the Lord your God: You shall no longer have unusual Gods in the previous me. You shall no longer take the call of the Lord your God in ineffective. be confident you preserve holy the Lord’s Day. Honor your mum and dad. You shall no longer kill. You shall no longer dedicate adultery. You shall no longer scouse borrow. You shall no longer bear fake witness against your neighbor. You shall no longer covet your neighbor’s spouse. You shall no longer covet your neighbor’s products. in case you spot the 2nd commandment of the Protestant ten commandments isn't in the Catholic one. the reason at the back of it is in the bible this is no longer a separate sentence like the ninth and 10th Catholic commandment. the 2nd Protestant commandment is secure in the 1st Catholic one.

Answer 9

The scriptures you quoted refer to only the Book of Revelation, not the Bible as a whole. There are similar scriptures in Deuteronomy. Every faith interprets the scriptures differently. That's why we need revelation from the Holy Spirit to testify of the truth.

Answer 10

Romans 12. God anoints people to teach the word with the help of his spirit.

What you consider; what is right is not always as much as and impact as what is said from the word of God. James chapter 3. The tongue is a little member yet it boast of great things.