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NASB | Exodus 20:16 ¶ "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:16 ¶ "You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person). [Ex 23:1; Prov 19:9; 24:28] |
Subject: Is it always a sin to lie? |
Bible Note: Greetings Mark, Yes, I agree with you that the Law had not been given yet, because the man who God worked through to give the Israelites the Law, that being Moses, was saved by Pharaoh's daughter from almost certain death at the hands of Pharaoh, through deception because Pharaoh's daughter hid Moses from Pharaoh. Now was it a sin that Pharaoh's daughter committed by hiding Moses from Pharaoh?? If so, and if she did tell her father the truth, then how would the Israelites have been delivered from bondage and then received the Law?? And if the deception of Pharaoh's daughter was such a sin, then why did God use Moses in such the way that He did, even speaking to Moses face to face as a friend? So, as you can see, the deception (or lie) of Pharaoh's daughter to Pharaoh was not a sin, and she was not punished for it for saving Moses's life. Blessings to you, Makarios |