The Ten Commandments and the Code of Hammurabi are similar in quite a few ways and they are also different in various ways. In the whole they are both based on the same idea but broken down they are quite different. The Code of Hammurabi was composed by a man by the name of Hammurabi, "the reverent God-fearing prince from Mesopotamia" (The Arts 1000 Reader). The Code was put in place to have justice in the land, to destroy evil and the wicked, and to protect the weak. The Ten Commandments, as stated in the Arts 1000 Reader, were composed by God and they are religious and moral principles that helped shape the European legal tradition. The Ten Commandments created a special relationships between God and the people of Israel. The special relationship is called the Covenant.
The main difference between the Ten Commandments and the Code of Hammurabi is that there are always consequences in the Code of Hammurabi. The Code of Hammurabi is based on the principle of "An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth". If a person kills another person they shall be put to death; If a person kills the daughter of another, his or her daughter shall be put to death. In the Code of Hammurabi there is nothing about honouring the Sabbath day, which would be Sunday, and there is nothing about honouring one and only one God. However, in the Ten Commandments, commandment number four states "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy" and the first commandment is "You shall have no other gods before Me". .
The 209th code in the Code of Hammurabi, states "If a man has struck a gentleman's daughter and caused her to drop what is in her womb, he shall pay ten shekels of silver for what was in her womb". This shows that the Code of Hammurabi protects the unborn child, where there is nothing in the Ten Commandments about protecting the unborn. In the Code of Hammurabi, there are some codes that are protecting women in a way that their husband can not leave them without paying them something.
The ten commandments is a debate that many people get into. ... First, there is the commandment which states, "Thou shalt not have any god before me." There is no way anyone will be convinced the Ten Commandments are there for a secular purpose. ... The Ten Commandments can also offend others by it's references to God. Back to the commandment about no other gods before me. ...
That leads me into my subject: what are the Ten Commandments? ... The Ten Commandments are set up in two sections, commandments towards God and commandments towards our neighbor. We divide the 10 Commandments in the following manner. ... He summarizes the Ten Commandments in two parts: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind", for the first three commandments, and "You shall love your neighbor as yourself", for the remaining seven commandments. A major concern of people is how they can keep the Ten Commandments. ...
You can find them in Exodus 31:18, 32:15-16, 34:1,28, and Dt 10:4. ... The main character was Moses who climbed the hill and verbally announced the Ten Commandments. ... Many people still go to church regularly so the 4th commandment is being abided for the most part. ... The 9th commandment is a joke as people lie about each other without a second's hesitation. ... Of Ten Commandments, I believe only the first and fourth are commonly followed by most people. ...
The Ten Commandments and the World in 2002 Here we are 2000 years since the time of Christ and it is evident why Jesus warned us not to be like the world. ... (Romans 12:2) When we see where the world stands with regard to the Ten Commandments today, we shouldn't be surprised. ... Jesus said that the greatest commandment is that we are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. When this first commandment is not obeyed, all else crumbles. ... (Mark 10:6-9) This is the relationship that God has established and ordained. ...
Between the "Code of Hammurabi" and "The 10 Commandments", you can see a difference in the two by the way you can judge society and it's different social classes. ... In "The 10 Commandments", The only one above everyone else is God himself. ... Everyone under God is considered an equal to everyone else based on "The 10 Commandments". ... All in all, you can judge a society and the way they are treated simply by looking at the "Code of Hammurabi" and "The 10 Commandments". ... "The 10 Commandments" simply states that there is one God who is above everyone else and everyone else is equal...
One of the major differences between the Sermon of the Mount and the 10 Commandments is the way that the two were given. The 10 Commandments were given to Moses to spread to the people. ... The 10 commandments were seen as way to teach people the basic things that should not be done. With those commandments we see the 10 major things the Lord did not approve of. ... The 10 Commandments told us what we should not do while hear on the earth. ...
Paul is even stronger in 2 Corinthians: "We destroy arguments and every obstacle to the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ" (10:5). Keeping the Commandments Reference to the commandments that must be obeyed for salvation is made often throughout the Books in the Bible: "So you shall keep my commandments and do them. ... All four Gospels talk mention the commandments. ... "You know the commandments" (Mark 10:19). ... In Matthew, the Lord promises eternal salvation for those who are faithful: "But he who endures will be saved" (10:22). ...
Both the Ten Commandments and Hammurabi's Code claim divine origins. ... When Moses came down from the mountain, he showed the commandments to the people, explaining that the commandments were moral laws of God. ... The Hebrew commandments are simple and direct. Only 10 statements govern moral behavior. ... The commandments provide a moral standard to live by; punishments for breaking the commandments are not provided with in the code. ...
America has become obsessed with the posting of the Ten Commandments. In 2000, 10 states set up legislation that would have allowed the posting of the Commandments in public schools and government buildings. (Ten Commandments Controversy, 2003). ... (Ten Commandments Controversy, 2003). ... (Ten Commandments Controversy, 2003). ...