Minorly scholarly Jew checking in. That commandment did not exist when Adam and Eve were brought into Creation so it wouldn’t apply. The Ten Commandments, of which the first is, “Thou shalt have no god before me” also does not define belief order. Before is taken as you either follow H-shem or you follow others gods but you cannot follow both. Your confirmation is bunk. Judaism is hereditary, initally patrilineal up until about 10BCE and then it became matrilineal as Jews migrated into other nations and parts of the world.
Ignoring the fact that many of the ten sayings are mistranslated. “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me” is actually the second saying in Jewdaism.
However, your view is correct. It is a prohibition on Idolatry. Many of the proto-Jews probably still worshipped other, singular gods from other religions and this was a means to get everyone on the same track. It was probably created the same time the idea of the LORD/YHWH was formed around 800BCE
YHWH is literally straight out of the Caananite pantheon. It is unlikely that they did not at some point worship multiple gods at the same time. Monotheism is introduced later.
Which is a point I never see theist mention. It doesn’t say that there are no other gods. It says I am the one you are going to pray to. It doesn’t say that because the population didn’t believe it. They “knew” that there were other gods.
The Bible first chapters are so much different if you just admit what the text is telling you.
Jew checking in, can confirm. You can even see evidence of this in the modern translation.
“Thou shalt have no god before me” doesn’t say anything about after
I swear it seems like 40% of Judaism is finding and exploiting loopholes
Doesn’t God mention after eve eats the fruit “they are now like us” also there’s evidence God had a consort named Asherah. The wholes a big dumb mess
The Christian answer here is that ‘us’ refers to the Father-Son-holy spirit trinity.
Minorly scholarly Jew checking in. That commandment did not exist when Adam and Eve were brought into Creation so it wouldn’t apply. The Ten Commandments, of which the first is, “Thou shalt have no god before me” also does not define belief order. Before is taken as you either follow H-shem or you follow others gods but you cannot follow both. Your confirmation is bunk. Judaism is hereditary, initally patrilineal up until about 10BCE and then it became matrilineal as Jews migrated into other nations and parts of the world.
Ignoring the fact that many of the ten sayings are mistranslated. “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me” is actually the second saying in Jewdaism.
However, your view is correct. It is a prohibition on Idolatry. Many of the proto-Jews probably still worshipped other, singular gods from other religions and this was a means to get everyone on the same track. It was probably created the same time the idea of the LORD/YHWH was formed around 800BCE
YHWH is literally straight out of the Caananite pantheon. It is unlikely that they did not at some point worship multiple gods at the same time. Monotheism is introduced later.
That’s not what before means here. It means you don’t treat other gods as better than me.
Isn’t that exactly what he said? After in this case just meaning worse (translating it your way).
Which is a point I never see theist mention. It doesn’t say that there are no other gods. It says I am the one you are going to pray to. It doesn’t say that because the population didn’t believe it. They “knew” that there were other gods.
The Bible first chapters are so much different if you just admit what the text is telling you.
so… god just doesn’t want sloppy seconds…?
And youre sure its like that in all translations?