2007-12-10 16:21:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The commandment does not apply to self defense or war, where an individual's motive is killing to protect, or for the common good.
But you probably already knew that, didn't you?
Just more bashing of Judeo-Christian values, I am thinking.
2007-12-10 16:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just like every other group, the Jews include some people who are idiots. (I know. Some of them are my in-laws.) The commandment doesn't make any distinctions, and I might point out that it was appropriated by Christians (some of whom probably think it applies only to Christians, but that's another story.) You don't need a biblical commandment to tell you that killing is wrong. However, an Israeli Jewish friend of mine tells me that the original Hebrew uses the verb "murder," not the more general "kill," so some people might try to justify killings that take place in the context of war as being excluded from this commandment on the grounds that they are not murders. And since the biblical God doesn't seem have any problem with Jews killing non-Jews in the context of war (one reason why I've always found the Bible quite suspect), then the "Rabbis" you mention might justify their stance on the grounds that Jews in Israel are at war. Most Jews I know personally would not agree with them. Not even my idiot in-laws.
2016-04-08 07:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The better translation is "Thou shalt not murder". If you read the rest of the law in Leviticus & Deuteronomy there were very detailed laws concerning capital punishment, manslaughter, self-defense, etc. The Jews had two very different words--Jesus translates it as "murder" when He quotes from the Law in the New Testament.
2007-12-10 16:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by arklatexrat 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
But war and self defense are relative. Could I kill my next door neighbor just because I thought he might attack me some day in the future....and call it self defense? And are we really at war? It's more of an occupation right now. They already have a new government and our president and secretary of state have regular meetings with them.
2007-12-10 16:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Hebrew word used in this verse does not mean "to kill" so much as "to murder." God condones killing many times in the Old Testament, so saying that killing is sin, and then to make people sin would make God fairly evil, wouldn't it?
The verse simply means do not take another human life out of spite, hatred or malice. That makes you the judge of the other, and the Bible says God is the Judge, not man.
2007-12-10 16:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan H 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
thou shalt not kill was the original,its a bit like if something bad happens it was the devil if its good it was god, Give me a break.
2007-12-10 16:59:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should never take the life of another : in the original commandments, before everyone else got a hold of them #6 you shall not kill...
2007-12-10 16:39:06 · answer #7 · answered by az-bandit 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's 'thy shalt not murder' actually. Killing during war or self defense do not fall under the scope of 'murder' according to Biblical definition.
2007-12-10 16:25:01 · answer #8 · answered by Dashes 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The correct commandment is "Thou shall not murder". Killing in time of war or self defense is different then murder. Murder is premediatated, killing is not
2007-12-10 16:24:55 · answer #9 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Saul killed his thousands;;;David killed his tens of thousands.
This was sung at Davids entrance into Jerusalem.
David was considered the man after God's own Heart.
i would say, one must do what one must do.
And this is one of thousands of reasons of reasons The Christ did what He did.
2007-12-10 16:33:22 · answer #10 · answered by jojo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋