Likely, there is hardly a ten-year-old Christian or Jewish youth alive who has not heard of the Ten Commandments. In fact, it is most certain they have been instructed that those commandments were directly from God through his mediator and self-proclaimed emissary, Moses. In reading Moses’ encounter with God in Exodus, one is struck by the fact that no one but Moses could talk directly to God. More importantly, Moses was the only one to see and talk to God face to face. Also, one is struck by the sheer volume of directives associated with the Ten Commandments and, more importantly, how Moses was able to write all that voluminous material on two stone tablets which he was able to carry. I must admit, I have no idea of the language used for that writing, but the script would likely have been the size of what my typewriter is producing now — Moses must have been an expert stone engraver — his strength surely would have riveled that of an adult male gorilla in order to carry such a load.
But just who was this God to whom Moses was talking and, just as importantly, how did the wandering Israelites come by all their wealth of gold and silver which was mandated by God in construction of his ‘mobile home’? — after all, they were slaves in Egypt for 400 years and had escaped under the most stressful condition. Furthermore, how, and why would they be wandering around in the desert half starving while carrying the necessary equipment to melt and mold gold and silver into whatever shapes were mandated by God or desired by themselves? — the melting point of gold and silver is near 2000 degrees Fahrenheit — the maximum heat generated by wood is 1000 degrees F. You don’t suppose they had a secret coal-burning furnace they were toting around, as well as a secret coal mine in the desert, or better still a secret methane gas furnace, do you?
To the unsuspecting reader, all that story may sound plausible —I suspect the writer didn’t expect anyone to question it either. But to me, it’s a fairy tale not even riveled by Little Red Riding Hood, or Alice in Wondeland, or the likes. The most impressive thing about the story is the fact that only Moses was ever able to see and talk to God directly. That fact gave him obvious power and control over his subjects, which I suspect were the writer’s intentions in the first instance. Moses had his subject convinced that he was taking orders directly from God and passing them on to his unsuspecting subjects. Plainly, he seemed to me to have them deceived. If you remember, Moses was a murderer — exiled for years to save his hide. I don’t believe for one second, he was above a little deception to maintain power and control.
However that may be, as a matter of common civility, the Ten Commandments were, and in fact still are, a great set of standards of love and civility by which to live — it’s the God-thing which is grossly distorted. I believe, without the least doubt, the Ten Commandments came directly from Moses’ intellect — correctly and wisely, he recognized those directives to be necessary for maintaining order, peace, and control. The only way they were enforceable was to call them God’s orders with promise of swift punishment by God for any offenders.
In fact, it rapidly became obvious that God was perpetually angry because the Israelites persisted in offending him. Consequently, God demanded burnt sacrifices of animals and produce from them as a form of appeasement of his anger — that form of appeasement remains intact today by ‘sacrificial Christians’ worldwide — Catholics and their near-mimickers.
I am not only allowed but also mandated to make these observations based on one simple but, oh so important, fact — the ‘Moses God’ in no way resembles my God of Perfect Rationality. My God is all loving, all accepting, and is imbedded by his Spirit in every entity is his universe. He cannot possibly change his Perfect Nature — he would no longer be Perfect. So, I am forced to conclude that, not only the Old Testament of the Bible but also most of the New Testament, is made-up ‘fairy tales’ intended to tickle the writers fancy and maintain the ‘mythical God ‘of the Jews — their heritage. Professor Garry Wills, in his astute research book, What Paul Meant, shows conclusively that Luke, a Greek, is a veritable liar — nothing he wrote in Acts about Paul’s life and activities coincide with what Paul, himself, wrote. He simply painted a picture of Paul’s relationship with Peter and James, and religion in general, the way he wanted it. Prof. Wills shows that just like Paul, Jesus despised religion — he said that love was all that mattered and that love of God is an individual thing.
In light of that understanding, I have been forced to write extensively about that philosophy and its unbelievable ramifications. I have been forced to recognize the only pathway to peace for mankind is for us all to become like-minded. That is possible only through the recognition of our God of Perfect Rationality. In light of that understanding, several years ago, I called for the recognition and acceptance of The Worldwide Communion of Spirituality which means that each of us is in complete communion with (have commonality with) every gravid entity in existence by virtue of the fact that the Holy Spirit of God is imbedded in every particle of energy which is the substrate of all creation. Many before me, the most notable of all, Jesus himself, have recognized that fact. They just didn’t know how to put it into scientific and appropriate philosophical terms. Remember, Jesus said, “Split a piece of wood and I’ll be there. Lift a rock and find me there”.
I am renewing that call today. If you have not read my books, they are readily available from Amazon-Kendle, both hardcopy and digital or from me directly, autographed — handg@comcast.net. Btw., you must read Wilderness Cry first. Then, the others will have meaning.
As always, I welcome all comments or questions.
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WILDERNESS CRY by Hilary L Hunt MD 