Ch 1- The Commandments and the Law of the Letter Flashcards
In The Law of Moses & The Law of Christ, what is chapter 1 about?
The Commandments and the Law of the Letter {KP}
What is the law of the letter referred to as in the King James Version?
A schoolmaster
(Pg.6) {KP}“What is the relationship between the Ten Commandments and the law of the letter which is also referred to as a schoolmaster (KJV) in the New Testament?”
(Ro 7:5-7)
“As stated above, the law, the commands and the written code [the law of the letter] are all the same. And it is written:”
(2 Cor 3:6-7, Eph 2:15, Heb 7:16, Heb 7:18-19)
(Pg. 7) {KP}
According to Father, what does 2 Cor: 3:6-7, Eph 2:15, Heb 7:16 and Heb 7:18-19 show?
“These verses show that the Ten Commandments, engraved on stone, contain some regulations of the letter.
Studying the above-mentioned verses carefully, it is certain that the Ten Commandments are included in the law of the letter.”
(Pg. 7) {KP}
What verse does Father use to make this point:
“In conclusion, the law of the letter contains the Ten Commandments. And the old covenant, containing the Ten Commandments, has been completely changed into the new covenant…”
Heb 7:12
(Pg. 7) {KP}
How many sub-points does Father cover in chapter 1? What are they?
1) The Ten Commandments and the Feasts
2) The Commandments for Men
3) The First Commandment and Its Explanations
4) The Passover Is the Day of Judgement Against All the Gods
5) The Second Commandment and Its Explanations
6) The Third Commandment and Its Explanations
7) The Forth Commandment and Its Explanations
{KP}
Father said, “In the law of Moses, the _________ are called the covenant, and the __________ are also called the covenant.”
Father said, “In the law of Moses, the Ten Commandments are called the covenant, and the feasts are also called the covenant.” (Pg. 7) {KP}
What did God do when He proclaimed all the laws to Moses who was staying on Mount Sinai for forty days to receive the Ten Commandments a second time? What scripture does Father use?
“… God spoke of the seven feasts in three times and established a covenant in accordance with the meaning of the feasts, and He gave Moses the stone tablets of the covenant (Ex. 34:18-28).” (Pg. 7) {KP}
-“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Write down these words, for in accordance with these words [in accordance with the seven feasts in three times] I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.’ Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant-the Ten Commandments.”-
Ex 34:27-28
(Pp. 7-8) {KP}
-“He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets. And the LORD directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordon to possesss.”-
Dt 4:13-14
(Pg. 8) {KP}
-“The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. It was not with our fathers that the LORD made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today.”-
Dt 5:2-3
(Pg. 8) {KP}
In what book is it written that the Israelites kept the Passover in accordance with the words of the covenant?
2 Kings
(2 Ki 23:1-3, 21-23) {KP}“Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary…”
Heb 9:1-7 {KP}
“When Paul mentioned the feast, the Day of Atonement, he said ‘_______________.’ Therefore, the Ten Commandments are the ______________; the first four commandments are the covenant for the _____________. It is only through the feasts that we can ______________. To be exact, the _____________, ________ and ____________ are one system; they are ____________ from one another.”
“When Paul mentioned the feast, the Day of Atonement, he said ‘The first covenant had regulations for worship.’ Therefore, the Ten Commandments are the words of the covenant; the first four commandments are the covenant for the worship of God alone. It is only through the feasts that we can remain faithful to God. To be exact, the Ten Commandments, the feasts and the sanctuary are one system; they are inseparable from one another.” (Pg. 8){KP}
What verses does Father use to show that the Ten Commandments, the feasts and the sanctuary are one system, inseparable from one other?
Isa 33:20
Heb 9:1
Heb 9:18-20
(Pg. 8-9) {KP}
“Look upon Zion, the city of our feastivals;…”
Isa 33:20 {KP}
“Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.”
Heb 9:1 {KP}
“This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. He said, ‘This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.’”
Heb 9:18-20 {KP}
“Since there were the Ten Commandments, the ________ was built; and the _______ were established because there was the sanctuary.”
“Since there were the Ten Commandments, the sanctuary was built; and the feasts were established because there was the sanctuary.” (Pg. 9) {KP}
What do the great days of the LORD mean?
“The great days of the LORD mean the feasts (cf. Lev 16:29-31; Jn 7:37; 9:31)” (Pg. 9) {KP}
What verse does Father use to show that the Israelites were cursed when they violated the covenant?
Isa 24:1-5
(Pg. 9) {KP}
“The Commandments ____ through ten deal with _____________. So we cannot ____________ by keeping only these laws; they are just for _________________ not for __________ (___________).”
“The Commandments five through ten deal with human relations. So we cannot become faithful to God by keeping only these laws; they are just for maintaining a good relationship among people not for God’s benefit (Job 35:6-8).” (Pg. 9) {KP}
“Those who think that the Ten Commandments are different from the feasts show that they ____________________.”
“Those who think that the Ten Commandments are different from the feasts show that they are not able to distinguish between the old covenant and the new covenant.” (Pg. 9) {KP}
“Some insist that the Ten Commandments, put into the ark of the covenant (Dt 31:24-26), will endure forever while the Book of the Law beside the ark was abolished by the cross.
Then we need to study ___________________________.”
“Some insist that the Ten Commandments, put into the ark of the covenant (Dt 31:24-26), will endure forever while the Book of the Law beside the ark was abolished by the cross.
Then we need to study the relationship between the Ten Commandments and the Book of the Law.” (Pg. 9) {KP}
“The Book of the Law, which was instructed to be placed beside the ark, indicates the book of _____________, including ___________, ___________, and ______________.”
“The Book of the Law, which was instructed to be placed beside the ark, indicates the book of Deuteronomy, including Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.” (Pg. 9) {KP}
“The words in the book of ____________ were expounded and written in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel in the territory of _________, on the ______ day of the _________ month in the ___________ year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, just before they entered the land of Canaan (cf. _______; _________; ________).”
“The words in the book of Deuteronomy were expounded and written in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel in the territory of Moab, on the first day of the eleventh month in the fortieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, just before they entered the land of Canaan (cf. Dt 1:1-5; 27:11; 31:22-26).” (Pg. 9) {KP}
“The book of _____________ contains the Ten Commandments with their detailed explainations (cf. _________; _________; _______), the law of ______ and the law of ______ (_______, _________).”
“The book of Deuteronomy contains the Ten Commandments with their detailed explainations (cf. Dt 4:12-14; 5:1-21; 29:1), the law of food and the law of tithe (Dt 14:3-21, 22-23).” (Pg. 9-10) {KP}
Father said, “So, if anyone says that the Book of the Law, which contains the Ten Commandments, was abolished, that person is the one who ___________________ along with ________ and ____________; for the book of Deuteronomy contains ________________, _____________ and _____________, its abolition means __________________.”
Father said, “So, if anyone says that the Book of the Law, which contains the Ten Commandments, was abolished, that person is the one who insists that the Ten Commandments were abolished along with the law of food and the law of tithe; for the book of Deuteronomy contains the Ten Commandments, the law of tithe and the law of food, its abolition means the abolition of all those laws.” (Pg. 10) {KP}
Father said, “The Book of the Law was placed beside the ark because it _____________________.”
Father said, “The Book of the Law was placed beside the ark because it included the detailed explanations of the Ten Commandments.” (Pg. 10) {KP}
What were the commandments that Father mentioned as “The Commandments for Men”?
“Honor your father and mother…” (Ex. 20:12)
“You shall not murder.” (Dt 5:17)
“You shall not commit adultery.” (Dt 5:18)
“You shall not steal.” (Dt 5:19)
(Pg. 10-12) {KP}
What verses does Father use concerning the commandment “Honor your father and mother…” (Ex 20:12)?
Ex 21:15
Ex 21:17
Dt 21:18-21
Dt 27:16
(Pg. 10) {KP}What verses does Father use concerning the commandment “You shall not murder.” (Dt. 5:17)?
Ex 21:12-14
Ex 22:2-3
Dt 19:4-6
(Pg. 10-11) {KP}
What verses does Father use concerning the commandment “You shall not commit adultery.” (Dt 5:18)?
Lev 20:10-22
Dt 22:23-30
“Besides these words, there are more explanations about adultery.”
(Pg. 11) {KP}
What verses does Father use concerning the commandment “You shall not steal.” (Dt 5:19)?
Ex 22:1-9
Dt 24:7
“Besides these words, the books of Moses contain a lot of detailed explanations regarding the commandment against theft (Dt 24:10-22; 28:1-68)
(Pg. 11-12) {KP}
What verses did Father use to show that the Ten Commandments are included in the law of the letter?
2 Cor 3:6-7
Eph 2:15
Heb 7:16
Heb 7:18-19
(Pg. 7) {KP}“The Ten Commandments given to Moses were engraved on two stone tablets (___________; ____________): On one tablet were written the ______ through the ________ commandments for _____________, and on the other the ______ through the ______ commandments for ______.”
“The Ten Commandments given to Moses were engraved on two stone tablets (Ex 32:15-16; 34:28-29): On one tablet were written the first through the fourth commandments for worshiping God, and on the other the fifth through the tenth commandments for men.” (Pg. 12) {KP}
“The first four commandments are called the __________, because all the ______ including the ________ are the commands for _______________ in the ___________, according to their regulations.”
“The first four commandments are called the commandments about God, because all the feasts including the Sabbath are the commands for worshiping the one and only God in the sanctuary, according to their regulations.” (Pg. 12) {KP}
“The Bible says, ‘You shall have no other gods before me’ (____________). This includes two commands: ‘_________________’ and ‘__________________.’”
“The Bible says, ‘You shall have no other gods before me’ (Ex 20:3). This includes two commands: ‘Worship no other gods’ and ‘Worship only Me.’” (Pg. 12) {KP}
“The only way to worship God without serving any other gods is _____________________, because ______________________, the land of slavery and death.”
“The only way to worship God without serving any other gods is offering the Passover sacrifice, because the Passover is the day of deliverance from Egypt, the land of slavery and death.” (Pg. 12) {KP}
Father said, “The first commandment, ‘You shall have no other gods before me,’ is not an ___________ demand of God. There is a certain reason for giving this command.”
Father said, “The first commandment, ‘You shall have no other gods before me,’ is not an autocratic demand of God. There is a certain reason for giving this command.” (Pg. 12) {KP}
Which commandment contains the greatest mystery of God?
The first commandment (Pg. 13) {KP}
