JIM writes:
Not a bad idea, but again, there's no clarification that comes with this commandment either. Therefore we have to take it as an absolute commandment against stealing. Surly, I think all of you can come up with a few if not more situations where stealing should be okay. Should it be okay to steal food for a starving child if all else fails? What about enemies stealing each other's plans during war? Or someone stealing the gun from a crazed killer? I don't honestly believe stealing should be considered wrong under all circumstances.
Solutions:
1. Buy the food youre gonna give to the kid. If you cant buy it, start worrying about what youre gonna eat also. Remember every action has a consequence, if the cops catch you youll go to jail and the kid will stay starving.
2. They are in war. Everything is fair in love and war. but then again its cheating and theres no honor in that knid of victory
3. let the cops deal with the crazed killer and keep yourself out of trouble. Most likely youll be killed before getting the gun.
4. if somebody steals your car because he needed to go to work will you consider that right? Stealing is always wrong.
JIM writes:
He orders Moses to tell the Hebrew children to rob the Egyptians: "When you go, you will not go empty-handed. Every woman shall ask her [Egyptian] neighbor or any woman who lives in her house for jewelry of silver and gold and for clothing. Load your sons and daughters with them, and plunder Egypt" (NEB Exod. 3:21-22).
I said before every action has a reaction. Its just what they deserved. they had the hebrews in slavery for hundreds of years where they stole their freedom which is the most precios posesion we have, they stole their possesions,pride women and children and treated them like work horses. If someone steals your jewels wont you fight to take them back.
JIM writes:
"In Gen. 28:14-15 God promised Jacob that his descendants would be like the dust of the earth and all the families of the earth would be blessed by him and his descendants. God also said he would watch over Jacob wherever he went and would not leave him. Yet, Jacob was the swindler who stole the birthright of his brother, Esau."
esau is a jackass. he sold his rights years before to jacob for thinking with his stomach. He exchanged those rights for a stew. jacob knew he wasnt being serious but still gave him his word. Jacob made sure he got what esau promised him, so he didnt steal anything
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