Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Exodus 20, 21, 22
Answer ONE of these, or come up with your own thought:
1. What are known as the Ten Commandments begin at chapter 20 v 2.
Commandment one goes from verse 2 to verse 6.
Assuming the order of the commandments goes from most to least important, what might the order of the commandments tell us about the Ancient Hebrew people and their culture?
2. Consider 21.2-6. What might be the Ancient Hebrews reason for coming up with laws like these?
3. Consider 21.26. Does this law indicate a sense of fairness, that is, a desire for justice, or do they not?
4. Consider 23.1-9. Do these laws indicate a sense of fairness or a desire for justice, or for something else?
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The Ten Commandments begin from:
ReplyDelete1. You shall not make for yourself an idol whether in form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth
2. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord you God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments
3. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name
4. Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord you God; you shall not do any work- you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
5. Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery
8. you shall not steal
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbors
10. You shall not covert 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.
21, 2-6, What might be the Ancient Hebrews reason for coming up with laws like these?
ReplyDeleteThere could be many beliefs to this, but my belief is that the Ancient Hebrews did not want striking, kidnapping, cursing, or unruly use of a woman slave. To go more into depth, the reason for creating these laws is to stay away from violence. Laws 3-6 all have to do with violence and if it is done you will be executed. These laws are all fair. The second law is a lot harder to interpret but in my belief it was created to make sure that slaves weren't at the complete desecration of the owners and had some fairness considering their social class. This concludes my response on why the Ancient Hebrews created these selected laws.
1) The order of the 10 commandments tells us that they valued the right treatment of God before they valued their own rights, and justice. For example, "You shall not murder" is only the sixth most important commandment, when I would consider it the most important of the commandments. Although, it is the first of the commandments dealing with the common people and not God. Also what I notice is that the first 5 commandments are about God, and the second half are about how one should conduct them self. The second half though is very much so ordered how our legal system orders them (although I don't believe adultery would have the same seriousness as in the commandments).
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ReplyDeleteThe laws written in chapter 21, verses 2-6, were most likely created by the Ancient Hebrews for a number of reasons. One of these reasons could be the the slaves were being treated poorly and unfairly, and the Ancient Hebrews wanted this to come to an end (or at least be minimized as much as possible.) Another reason why these laws were created could have been that there was just too much violence, which was leading to death, hatred, and chaos. It is quite understandable that the Ancient Hebrews would want for their homelands to be peaceful, and under control. That is why I believe that the Ancient Hebrews created these laws.
By: Rachel Friedman
2) In Exodus 21:2-6, there are laws pertaining to slaves and how long they would stay in their master's house. The Ancient Hebrews might have created these laws to prevent arguments over how long slaves had to stay with their masters. Additionally, these laws might have also been created to help the slaves. Their masters might have treated them badly. The Ancient Hebrews probably didn't want the slaves to endure the abuse for too long. By creating a certain time that a slave had to serve, the Ancient Hebrews could ensure that the slaves would be healthier and to decrease the amount of arguments over slaves.
ReplyDelete2) I guess the Ancient Hebrews wanted to respect other people, even though the person is a servent. The master gives the servent a chance to be free, and i guess, most of the servents wants to be free. And if he want, he can leave but if he want to stay with the master he can but has to go to the judges and get pierce on his ears. So what I am thinking is the Ancient Herbrews wanted to respect and give opportunity to everyone even though it is a servent.
ReplyDelete3. Consider 21.26. Does this law indicate a sense of fairness, that is, a desire for justice, or do they not?
ReplyDeleteI think this law does indicate some kind of fairness. Since the owner has to let go of the slave as a free person forever, I think it's pretty fair. This shows a bit of desire for justice because it's telling that the slave has the right to not serve his master if he/she is treated in a wrong way. I think this law shows that slaves also have a 'right', not just the master.
1. Assuming that the order of the Ten Commandments is ordered from most to least important, they show a lot about what the the Ancient Hebrew people thought was right and wrong. For instance, The first commandment is about honoring God, as is the second one. They seem to honor God much more than they care about how people act, though unlawful actions of people are mentioned in the ending. Also, the commandments about honoring God are a longer and more detailed than the commandments about how people should behave in general; which means that they want to make sure the God is the number one priority in their lives.
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