Lesson 5 - Mosaic Covenant Flashcards
How is the Mosaic Covenant an advancement on all that precedes it?
- ) An advancement in the nationalizing of the people (family –> nation)
- ) Advancement in the comprehensiveness of the revelation of God’s will (10 commandments = summation of God’s will)
- ) Advancement in the humbling of men, thereby preparing them for God’s grace
- ) Advancement in typological significance (precepts of the law offered the outline for the type of life expected for God’s holy people)
How does the Covenant of Law consummate in Jesus?
Christ fulfilled all righteousness. He kept the whole law perfectly, while at the same time bearing in himself the curse of the law. From every perspective, the covenant of the law consummates in Jesus Christ.
What are the 3 grand themes found in Exodus 1-2?
- ) Requirements and Blessings
- ) God’s Sovereignty
- ) Divine Deliverance
What is the great distinctive found in the Mosaic Covenant?
The giving of the law, given in the context of grace
How is Exodus 19 fulfilled in 1 Peter 2?
In 1 Peter 2:9, Peter applies the language of Exodus 19 (“royal priesthood”, “holy nation”) to you and me. Peter speaks to Christians in the covenant of grace with the language of the Mosaic Covenant at Sinai
Explain the 4 distinct advancements between the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenant.
- ) Mosaic Law will form Israel into a nation
- ) Comprehensiveness of its revelation
- ) Capacity to humble - searches the heart
- ) Fuller picture of the holiness of God
How is the Mosaic Covenant similar to the New Covenant?
- ) Blessings continue to come in obedience
- ) Chastening continues to come in disobedience
- ) Jesus will insist that we will be judged on the basis of our obedience (Matthew 25:31-33), but we will not be saved on the basis of our obedience.
How is the Mosaic Covenant different than the New Covenant?
- ) Jesus abolishes the ceremonial code
- ) In the New Covenant, the people of God are not defined ethically or nationally
- ) Mediator - Moses (old), Jesus (new)
