Lying and Stealing

AlyssaBoatwright March 20, 2011 Lying and Stealing One wonders what sort of respectable condition the world was in when God delivered His Top-10 list of country and donts to Moses atop Mount Sinai, lo those many years ago. That a list of moral imperatives was deemed necessary suggests that murdering, stealing and coveting were already by past far too commonplace, requiring the posting of regulations akin to the no shirt, no shoes, no service signs we observe today. God did not admonish us with socks first, then sandals because, presumably, we all had a slightly good handle oln getting dressed each morning. No, we compulsory to be told that killing was wrong. Yet there is a authorized amount of nuance within Gods 10 Commandments. number six, seven and eight, for example -- thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal -- leave valued little room for interpretation.

Theyre just plain wrong. But then He got to No. 9, and it was as if His resolve weakened, as though He really only had eight things He wanted to say, but public opinion a list of 10 carried more(prenominal) gravitas. Or perhaps there was simply some station left over at the bottom of the second tablet, and it seemed a shame to let it go to waste. And so He thought a bit, picked up His chisel, and carved, Thou shalt not bear delusive witness against thy neighbour. Why He didnt write Thou shalt not lie is a mystery better left to scholars and believers. Instead, He left a little wiggle room with the dumb phrase bear false witness and the excogitate neighbour, as though He knew that, being human and all, we just wouldnt be able to help ourselves. After all, its not as if the word was unknown then; the Bible says that a proud assure and a lying... If you want to get a full essay, request it on our website: Orderessay

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