Law of Moses

The Law of Moses

Is the law of God — Leviticus 26:46.

Given

  • In the desert. — Ezekiel 20:10,11.
  • At Horeb. — Deuteronomy 4:10,15; 5:2.
  • From the Mount Sinai. — Exodus 19:11,20.
  • By disposition of angels. — Acts 7:53.
  • Through Moses as mediator. — Deuteronomy 5:5,27,28; John 1:17; Galatians 3:19.
  • To the Jews. — Leviticus 26:46; Psalm 78:5.
  • After the exodus. — Deuteronomy 4:45; Psalm 81:4,5.
  • To no other nation. — Deuteronomy 4:8; Psalm 147:20.

None to approach the Mount while God gave — Exodus 19:13,21-24; Hebrews 12:20.

Terror of Israel at receiving — Exodus 19:16; 20:18-20; Deuteronomy
5:5,23-25.

Additions made to, in the plains of Moab by Jordan — Numbers 36:13.

Called

  • A fiery law. — Deuteronomy 33:2.
  • Word spoken by angels. — Hebrews 2:2.
  • Ministration of death. — 2 Corinthians 3:7.
  • Ministration of condemnation. — 2 Corinthians 3:9.
  • Lively oracles. — Acts 7:38.
  • Royal law. — James 2:8.
  • Book of the law. — Deuteronomy 30:10; Joshua 1:8.
  • Book of Moses. — 2 Chronicles 25:4; 35:12.

Rehearsed by Moses — Deuteronomy 1:1-3.

Entire of, written in a book — Deuteronomy 31:9.

Book of, laid up in the sanctuary — Deuteronomy 31:26.

Tables of, laid up in the ark — Deuteronomy 10:5.

Divided into

  • Moral, embodied in the ten commandments. — Deuteronomy 5:22; 10:4.
  • Ceremonial, relating to manner of worshipping God. — Leviticus 7:37,38; Hebrews 9:1-7.
  • Civil, relating to administration of justice. — Deuteronomy 17:9-11; Acts 23:3; 24:6.
  • A covenant of works to the Jews as a nation. — Deuteronomy 28:1,15; Jeremiah 31:32.

Taught the Jews

  • To love and fear God. — Deuteronomy 6:5; 10:12,13; Matthew 22:36,38.
  • To love their neighbour. — Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:39.
  • Strict justice and impartiality. — Leviticus 19:35,36.
  • All punishments awarded according to. — John 8:5; 19:7; Hebrews 10:28.

All Israelites required

To know. — Exodus 18:16.

  • To observe. — Deuteronomy 4:6; 6:2.
  • To lay up, in their hearts. — Deuteronomy 6:6; 11:18.
  • To remember. — Malachi 4:4.
  • To teach their children. — Deuteronomy 6:7; 11:19.

Kings to write and study — Deuteronomy 17:18,19.

Good kings enforced — 2 Kings 23:24,25; 2 Chronicles 31:21.

Priests and Levites to teach — Deuteronomy 33:8-10; Nehemiah 8:7; Malachi 2:7.

The scribes were learned in, and expounded — Ezra 7:6; Matthew 23:2.

Public instruction given to youth in — Luke 2:46; Acts 22:3.

Publicly read

  • At the feast of tabernacles in the sabbatical year. — Deuteronomy 31:10-13.
  • By Joshua. — Joshua 8:34,35.
  • By Ezra. — Nehemiah 8:2,3.
  • In the synagogues every Sabbath day. — Acts 13:15; 15:21.

A means of national reformation — 2 Chronicles 34:19-21; Nehemiah 8:13-18.

A shadow of good things to come — Hebrews 10:1.

Could not give righteous and life — Galatians 3:21; Romans 8:3,4; Hebrews 10:1.

A schoolmaster to lead to Christ — Galatians 3:24.

Christ

  • Made under. — Galatians 4:4.
  • Circumcised according to. — Luke 2:21; Romans 15:8.
  • Came not to destroy but to fulfil. — Matthew 5:17,18.
  • Attended all feasts of. — John 2:23; 7:2,10,37.
  • Fulfilled all precepts of. — Psalm 40:7,8.
  • Magnified and made honourable. — Isaiah 42:21.
  • Bore the curse of. — Deuteronomy 21:23; Galatians 3:13.
  • Abrogated, as a covenant of works. — Romans 7:4.

Was not the manifestation of the grace of God — John 1:17; Romans 8:3,4.

Could not disannul the covenant of grace made in Christ — Galatians 3:17.

Jewish converts would have all Christians observe — Acts 15:1.

The Jews

  • Jealous for. — John 9:28,29; Acts 21:20.
  • Held those ignorant of, accursed. — John 7:49.
  • From regard to, rejected Christ. — Romans 9:31-33.
  • Accused Christ of breaking. — John 19:7.
  • Accused Christians of speaking. — Acts 6:11-14; 21:28.
  • Broke it themselves. — John 7:19.
  • Dishonoured God by breaking. — Romans 2:23.
  • Shall be judged by. — John 5:45; Romans 2:12.

Was a burdensome yoke — Acts 15:10.

Darkness, &c at giving of, illustrative of obscurity of Mosaic age — Hebrews 12:18-24.


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