An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

[ThatMan]

Let's take a look at Exodus 21:24 "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" ( you can read the entire Exodus 21, in fact, start with Exodus 20 to see the it was "God" who was actually saying all those words )

Now, let's take a look at Matthew 5:38 "You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’" - Matthew 5:39 "But I TELL YOU, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also"

Do you see what I am trying to show you? Let's look at Matthew 5:43 "You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."


People assume that Exodus 24 and not only are actually the words of God, yet Jesus does not say that, He says You have heard that it was said, said, but by whom? My humble guess is that by man and man alone.

Now, one more thing, the OT does not teach to hate your enemy, but look at the contrast between Matthew 5:38 and Matthew 5:43, the first one points to Exodus 21:24 and the last one appears as being simply the belief of people from that time, this is also telling me that Jesus Christ was actually saying that these are not the words of the Maker, but the words of man.

By the way, one more contrast, here, Christ uses You have heard that it was said but in Matthew 19:4 He uses Have ye not read, notice the contrast between said and read? This contrast is telling me what was actually divine inspiration, and what was simply said by man.

I really have to study the scriptures in their original languages to be sure of my findings, I don't know what happens, but it seems that there are moments when certain things from the scriptures are appearing to me.Now, the strange part is that this happens in a moment when I am not actually reading the scriptures, the ideas appear and in my mind and I am so intriguied by them that I have to do some study right away.

I am sharing this with you because I love to hear your ideas.