Are the Laws of the Old Testament God-Given?

Question

Confirmed - I really didn't think many Mainstreamers would.

Emporer!!!!! =) You little heretic lol How dare you post something from an actual research of the word! ;-)

Answer 1

Partly. God gave some basic rules and how to worship him. That is all he was concerned.

The rest came from people - priests or rulers usually by "interpreting" what God had to say.

-- Eternal is misunderstood by the way...

It is until the end of the age. Or during ancient times. For awhile. A long period.

If not - it makes God a liar for all of his broken promises in the Old Testament.

http://owlam.com/index.html

Hebrew word for eternity is owlam or olam. I actually blogged about in my 360 thing.

Also keep in mind that the Hebrew language was very concrete in that their words were not based on abstract ideas. They words were based on very concrete and real things.

Eternity is an abstract term that they would have no idea what that was. They believed in 'ages' where an age has a start and end.

Answer 2

The basic laws...yes. Among those laws is the permission for the leaders of each generation to enact regulations to protect those laws, called 'fences'. For example, it is forbidden to cook dairy and meat together (cooking a kid in its mothers milk). The flesh of birds (chickens, doves, turkeys, etc) are technically not 'meat' because birds do not produce milk...however, as bird flesh is generally considered 'meaty' by people, a fence was enacted to apply the rule of not cooking meat and milk together to bird flesh...so that one, using the terminology of 'meat' would not come to transgress the biblical prohibition.

Therefore, the full answer is yes and no....the Laws were God-given, but some of the practical applications were man-made with the explicit permission of God.

Answer 3

Who really knows, some one could have had a vision which may have come from some higher being. And did the Prophet who handed them down get the interpretation right or was he a raving lunatic.

Answer 4

YES......and no-man could or would abide in them..........
Thats why a new covenant was established by God to man...Himself...in Flesh..Jesus Christ to establish a new testament..........And HE fullfilled all of the Law of God........for HE Alone...was the only one worthy to do so........." And when He could swear by greater , He sore to HIMSELF......."
And He came to earth took on flesh and dwelt among us..gave His life a ransom for many..then arose the third day victorous..........and ascended back to heaven making intercessions for us.........and preparing a place that where He is we maybe also !!!!!!!!And will come again and recieve us unto HIMSELF !!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

uhh... yes? He gave them to moses, he also came down to prove there is a god. In fact, the people were so terrified of god that they would rather hear it from moses and let him serve as a mediator than be in the presence of the Lord. Read it for yourself.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

God "inspired" fits better. Yet, all spiritual inspiration intended for humans is filtered through human beings and that is where the confusion enters.

Answer 8

If they are, then they're supposed to be eternal... I'll let you decide what that implies about Christianity.

Edit:
Don & jesussaves don't get it.

Answer 9

according to those who believe in the OT

Answer 10

ABRAHAM'S FAMILY WILL BE LAW KEEPERS, GIVERS AND ENFORCERS

At year 2513[ 857 years after flood ], Moses is age 80, Exo.7:7; 12:37,40,41; 430 years after Abraham was given the Promised Land covenant Gal.3:16-18; 430 years to get the law at generation four, Abraham year 2083 [ to 2183 Gen.25:7,9[ 527 years after flood ]; Isaac to year 2288, Gen.35:28,29 [ 632 years after flood ];
Jacob [ born year 2168 Gen.25:26 ]; 215 years after covenant [ year 2083 ], is year 2298, 642 years after the flood, to be in Rameses Egypt at age 130 Gen.47:9,11,28; dies age 147, year 2315 [ 659 years after the flood ];
Exo.6:16-23,26; 1. Levi, 2. Kohath, 3. Amram, 4. Aaron and his brother Moses.
Deut.1:3; 29:5; Deut.34:7; after 40 years, 603,550 heirs have the law to be law keepers, givers and enforcers, year 2553 [ 897 years after flood ].
Joshua ends 40 years, 14th day New Year, year 2554, Josh 5:6,10,12 [ 898 years after flood ]; 1512 before Christ.
Judges 11:26; 300 years, year 2854, 1198 years after flood, 1212 B. C.
Jephthath is Judge.
Acts 13:20,21; 450 years after Exodus at year 2513 is year 2963 [ 1307 years after flood ], Samuel age 80, Saul is king 14 years, 1Sam.25:1 [ 1327 years after flood ], year 2983, Samuel dies, David is anointed, Saul has six years as king to year 2989. 1K.2:10,11 [ 1333 years after flood ], David is king 40 years to [ 1373 years after flood ], year 3029. 1077 to 1037 before Christ.
1Ki.6:1; 480 years from death of Moses, year 2553, is year 3033 [ 1377 years after flood ], Solomon year 4, begans temple, has 36 years 1Ki.11:42; dies
year 3069 [ 1413 years after flood ].

THE LAW FROM MOSES, JOSHUA, JUDGES, SAMUEL, DAVID & SOLOMON:

[ Year 3460, 1804 years after flood, 907 years after Moses dies, no 420 year old temple ], Solomon dead 391 years, no king. Promised Land is desolate,
all captive to Babylon world Empire #3, 2Ki.25:8; 2Chr.36:20-23; Jer.25:12; Eze.1:2; 606 before Christ in Rome world Empire #6. Dan.9:2,24-27;
Cyrus Ezra 1:1-3; in world Empire #4, 536 before Christ. Matt.1:1-17;

At year 2513, O.T. 1110 years, 39 books, many write, done 443 before Christ.

Greece world Empire #5, 336 before Christ in Rome world Empire #6.