Why do we not have the original 10 commandments written by the finger of God? You would think that would have been preserved by both man and God.
Yeah, you’d think. After all, the Ten Commandments are so great that the creator of the universe felt the need to physically write them himself, and in stone. Hi, I’m new here and have been fascinated by this forum, its topics, and threads over the last few days. It’s refreshing to see some intelligent debate over these issues and I’d like to thank everyone here for the the brian stimulation!
why wouldn't this being not be a bit more proactive in the preservation of the original inspired writings?
Great question, iceage. With the Ten Commandments, for example, not only does the creator of the universe lack a proactive role in the preservation of the original writings, but his message is astonishingly primitive. I mean you’d expect these to be the greatest lines ever written. Instead you are inundated with lines like “You shall have no other gods before me” and “You shall not make for yourself a graven image.” Oddly enough, the first four (and one would think the most important) Commandments laid down by the creator of the universe doesn’t even address morality. Instead, he prohibits the practice of any non Judeo-Christian faith. Hmm, do I sense a little insecurity here? To me, these first four Commandments sound more like a primitive attempt at preventing people from questioning its authority. The Tenth Commandment, “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor,” leaves me really scratching my head. I mean, the creator of the universe could think of no human matters more critical than the coveting of servants and livestock? I don’t know, perhaps God at some point decided these Commandments could be improved upon and weren’t really worth preserving....?
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