Law of Moses, The

Is the law of God — Le 26:46.

Given

In the desert. — Eze 20:10,11.

At Horeb. — De 4:10,15; 5:2.

From the Mount Sinai. — Ex 19:11,20.

By disposition of angels. — Ac 7:53.

Through Moses as mediator. — De 5:5,27,28; Joh 1:17; Ga 3:19.

To the Jews. — Le 26:46; Ps 78:5.

After the exodus. — De 4:45; Ps 81:4,5.

To no other nation. — De 4:8; Ps 147:20.

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

Remarkable phenomena connected with, at giving of — Ex 19:16-19.

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

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

Called

A fiery law. — De 33:2.

Word spoken by angels. — Heb 2:2.

Ministration of death. — 2Co 3:7.

Ministration of condemnation. — 2Co 3:9.

Lively oracles. — Ac 7:38.

Royal law. — Jas 2:8.

Book of the law. — De 30:10; Jos 1:8.

Book of Moses. — 2Ch 25:4; 35:12.

Rehearsed by Moses — De 1:1-3.

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

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

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

Divided into

Moral, embodied in the ten commandments. — De 5:22; 10:4.

Ceremonial, relating to manner of worshipping God. — Le 7:37,38; Heb 9:1-7.

Civil, relating to administration of justice. — De 17:9-11; Ac 23:3; 24:6.

A covenant of works to the Jews as a nation. — De 28:1,15; Jer 31:32.

Taught the Jews

To love and fear God. — De 6:5; 10:12,13; Mt 22:36,38.

To love their neighbour. — Le 19:18; Mt 22:39.

Strict justice and impartiality. — Le 19:35,36.

All punishments awarded according to. — Joh 8:5; 19:7; Heb 10:28.

All Israelites required

To know. — Ex 18:16.

To observe. — De 4:6; 6:2.

To lay up, in their hearts. — De 6:6; 11:18.

To remember. — Mal 4:4.

To teach their children. — De 6:7; 11:19.

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

Good kings enforced — 2Ki 23:24,25; 2Ch 31:21.

Priests and Levites to teach — De 33:8-10; Ne 8:7; Mal 2:7.

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

Public instruction given to youth in — Lu 2:46; Ac 22:3.

Publicly read

At the feast of tabernacles in the sabbatical year. — De 31:10-13.

By Joshua. — Jos 8:34,35.

By Ezra. — Ne 8:2,3.

In the synagogues every Sabbath day. — Ac 13:15; 15:21.

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

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

Could not give righteous and life — Ga 3:21; Ro 8:3,4; Heb 10:1.

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

Christ

Made under. — Ga 4:4.

Circumcised according to. — Lu 2:21; Ro 15:8.

Came not to destroy but to fulfil. — Mt 5:17,18.

Attended all feasts of. — Joh 2:23; 7:2,10,37.

Fulfilled all precepts of. — Ps 40:7,8.

Fulfilled all types and shadows of. — Heb 9:8,11-14; 10:1,11-14.

Magnified and made honourable. — Isa 42:21.

Bore the curse of. — De 21:23; Ga 3:13.

Abrogated, as a covenant of works. — Ro 7:4.

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

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

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

The Jews

Jealous for. — Joh 9:28,29; Ac 21:20.

Held those ignorant of, accursed. — Joh 7:49.

From regard to, rejected Christ. — Ro 9:31-33.

Accused Christ of breaking. — Joh 19:7.

Accused Christians of speaking. — Ac 6:11-14; 21:28.

Broke it themselves. — Joh 7:19.

Dishonoured God by breaking. — Ro 2:23.

Shall be judged by. — Joh 5:45; Ro 2:12.

Was a burdensome yoke — Ac 15:10.

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