In defence of hedonism

[Whitefire13]

@Joygirl

The Laws in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy are The Firsts of God’s Laws,

Hmmm I remember asking for a simple explanation on …

@Joygirl

These First Laws,

being the 10 Commandments. Well, Joy-who-Capitalizes-whereEver:
How do you explain this…

@Whitefire13

The Commandments were carried around in the Ark. Hebrews 9:4 states that the Ark contained “the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.”

Imagine you’re an Israelite. Moses is up in the mountain. You and your friends are bored, so you engage in a big party. Moses comes down, sees the shenanigans going on and, oops - drops the tablets which smash.
Here they are

Exodus 20:1-17 NIV - The Ten Commandments - And God spoke - Bible Gateway

Now, maybe a few partygoers up front saw the original, but I doubt they memorized them on the quick glance before their destruction.
Moses trots back up and comes down again with God’s Written Word, soooo sacred it’s carried around in the Ark. No mention of stealing or killing. Here they are:

Exodus 34 CEV - The Second Set of Commandments - Bible Gateway

As an Israelite I’d have no problem killing my neighbours and stealing their stuff as long as my baby goat wasn’t boiled in its mother’s milk.

Edited to fix links.

God can’t even keep the first 10 Laws straight in his head - shit for memory (happens when you’re old)…