The first commandment....?

One of the statements related to the first commandment is:

"I am a jealous god."

And the first commandment as I learned it:

"I am the Lord, thy god. Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

Because the very name word in the bible "Elohim", referring to deity, is a plural word (the singular of which is El, as in Micha-el, Gabri-el, Rapha-el, Ishma-el, Emmanu-el, Samu-el, Dani-el), this statement only makes sense. The god of Moses is the god of the Israelites (and there's another one, Isra-el). That deity is a tribal god, specific to a particular people.

Contemporary teachings in any culture of the time (2,000 to 4,000 years ago) were that each tribe or village or town or clan had its own particular deity or deities. Egyptians, Celts, Greeks, Scotti, Romans, Picts, Gauls, Visigoths, Angles, Suomi, Magyars...you name it.

Because there were other gods. Many of them. They were no less true or false then the one in the bible. That one was the one of the Jews. Funny how the Christians took over on that one and then created yet another. Hmmmmm

Their is only one superior God who and the only should be worshiped.But man make other earthly things and materials as their God.

I think that back when the commandments were written it was understood that any other gods were false, it was just common sense and intelligence for them.

If it said, no other false idols, then that would imply that he was false. Get it?

isn't it a sin to praise someone or something??? so why would GOD want that???? by the way GOD does commit all of the 10 sins ...killing .....jeolousy.....ect. so why would you believe something someone wrote?

False idols you idiot

how can there be many god, someone created them of course and its satan

wat....the hell.......did u just say