Gods Commandments and the 613 mitzvot (commandments of Moses)

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Gods 10 Commandments are everlasting they do not change, but even the Jews admit that the law of Moses is arbitrary depending on the individual Rabbi or teacher interpreting it, and no longer apply as even they admit freely "cannot be observed today primarily relate to the Temple, its sacrifices and services (because the Temple does not exist) and criminal procedures (because the theocratic state of Israel does not exist)."

God's Law has always been known as the Ten Commandments, which was written upon two tables of stone with the finger of God. It was placed inside the Ark of the Covenant, representing God's throne in heaven, and protected within the innermost veil of the Tabernacle. No man except the High Priest was permitted to enter this sacred place on earth, but once a year.

Now, the law of Moses was contained in the book that he had written, and it was placed in the side of the Ark of the Covenant. The two tablets of the Ten Commandments was placed inside of the Ark of the Covenant accompanied by Aaron's rod which budded, and a jar of manna. So lets look at the law of Moses..

Moses law was a witness against us..
Deuteronomy 31:24-26
24. And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
25. That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,
26. Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

Moses law was subject to change..
Hebrews 7:12. For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

Moses Law wasn't perfect, nor did it make anyone perfect..
Hebrews 10:1. For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Moses Law could not justify anyone..
Galatians 3:11. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

Moses Law brought a curse upon those who didn't continue in all it said..
Galatians 3:10. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Galatians 5:2-3
2. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

Galatians 5:4. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Moses law was nailed to the cross, and therefore abolished
Ephesians 2:15. Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Colossians 2:14. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross;

Matthew 27:50, 51
50. Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom;

 

[Hobie]

Jews were judged according to those thing written in the law of Moses. The people were also told within the law of Moses what they had to do when they transgressed the Ten Commandments. Deuteronomy showed the blessings, when they obeyed God's Law, and cursings, when they disobeyed God's Law.

But now, there is no longer a temple in Jerusalem to go up to three times in the year. By sacrificing animals this side of the cross, we would not be accepting the truth that our redemption is in Christ alone. If you say, "Oh, we know we don't need to sacrifice, but we do need to observe days, months, times, and annual sabbath," or other of the 613 mitzvot (commandments of Moses) what you are saying about Christ and his sacrifice. Those were done away at the cross, but Gods Law was not, it is eternal.

However, the adherents of 613 mitzvot (commandments of Moses) or keeping the laws of Moses partially, now have two problems.

1. They are not able to keep it in every particular, thus a partial fulfillment, is no fulfillment at all.

2. If you seek to do these things which Jesus has already fulfilled, you have denied Him in total. Thus, you are then brought under what is found in Hebrews 10 brought upon those who reject Christ as the fulfillment of the law of Moses:

Hebrews 10:26-29
26. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27. But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29. Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

And we see that Christ is the only way..
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Moses himself warned his brethren according to the flesh about the coming Prophet..
Acts 3:22, 23
22. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
23. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

Its clearly laid out if one discerns....

 

[Hobie]

Now some people try to claim that all the laws are the same, and that those who follow Gods Law should follow the 613 mitzvot (commandments of Moses) and that none should be treated differently from the other. But they also conclude and say that when the New Testament speaks about a law that has been abolished and nailed to the cross, it includes all of the Old Testament laws, including the 10 Commandments. This does not hold up as in the New Testament we find where Paul along with some of the other writers, commands their readers to obey one or more of those commandments. For example, Paul says in the following passage:

Ephesians 6:1-3
(1) Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
(2) Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise.
(3) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Yet we read Paul in another instance say that the commandments have been done away with..

Ephesians 2:15
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace

Yet despite what some people might want to say, there is a difference here. One of these is a commandment contained within the Decalogue, the 10 Commandments, of which Moses said that God 'added no more'...
Deuteronomy 5:22
These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

The other Paul says is, 'contained in ordinances.' There is not one instance in the New or Old Testament where the 10 Commandments are referred to as ordinances. However; we find some other laws referred to as ordinances as we can see..

Exodus 12:17
And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 12:43
And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the Passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

Numbers 19:2
This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke

Numbers 18:8
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

Hebrews 9:1
Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary

As we can see from the texts, what was an ordinance, had to do with the various laws which dealt with feast days, the services of the priests, the offerings, and the worldly sanctuary. So we can see that there were differences in the laws of God which is unchangeable, versus those of Moses.