{"id":887,"date":"2020-06-08T06:08:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T11:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=887"},"modified":"2020-06-08T06:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T11:08:50","slug":"the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/08\/the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"462\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Web-Verse-64-Psalm-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-888\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Web-Verse-64-Psalm-1-2.jpg 730w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Web-Verse-64-Psalm-1-2-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption> \u201cBut his delight <em>is<\/em> in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.\u201d <br> <strong>Psalm 1:2<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are taught that obeying laws is important and that there\nare penalties to be paid if we break them. Consider the importance of laws. We\nare to understand that God has laws. His laws are significant, and obedience is\nvery important to God as we can see throughout His Word, and most notably in\nthe Old Testament. Often we recognize God\u2019s discipline on those who break His\nlaws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first five books in the Old Testament are referred to as\n\u201cThe Law.\u201d Within these books we find the first 2,500 years of history recorded\nby Moses. The first book, Genesis, begins with the creation, records the ruin\nof man through sin, but it also reveals the sovereignty of God. The word <strong><em>sovereignty<\/em><\/strong>\nmeans \u201csupreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; as a sovereign ruler of\nthe universe.\u201d We understand that God is the sovereign God of all who love and\nobey Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One easy way to remember Genesis and the events within is to\nrecognize: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four main events take place:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Creation <\/li><li>The Fall <\/li><li>The Flood <\/li><li>The Tower\n of Babel &nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Genesis deals mainly with Four People:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Abraham <\/li><li>Isaac <\/li><li>Jacob <\/li><li>Joseph <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After about four hundred years, God\u2019s people grew into a\nnation numbering around two to three million people in Egypt.\nThis is where Exodus (which means \u201cthe way out\u201d or \u201coutgoing\u201d) begins. At the\nculmination of the ten plagues, we see the mighty deliverance of God\u2019s people\nfrom a land of bondage. Shortly after this they meet at the foot of Mount\n Sinai. It was at Mount Sinai that the Law\nwas given (beginning with the Ten Commandments; Exodus 19-20). The Israelites\nwere taught that obedience to God is necessary. They could not be a redeemed,\nset-apart people unless they obeyed God\u2019s command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Leviticus, God spoke to Moses from the tabernacle instead\nof Mount Sinai. The people needed to know how to live. God\ninstituted the offerings, the priesthood, a clean lifestyle, and the different\nfeasts. These things were teach the people how to live as a people wholly given\nto God in every aspect of their lives. Leviticus shows the ability to have\nfellowship with God when we come to Him as a sanctified people (because He is\nholy, and we are a sinful people). Leviticus ends with the blessings of\nobedience and the penalties for disobedience. Only about a month\u2019s time passes\nduring Leviticus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name Numbers comes from a numbering of the people at the\nbeginning of the book and then again at the end. There were two groups of\npeople, an old generation and a new generation. When the twelve spies were sent\ninto the land promised to Abraham, only Joshua and Caleb brought back report\nthat God would allow them to conquer the land. When the Israelites disobeyed\nGod\u2019s command to cross over into the Promised Land, they were disciplined. The\nold generation would die and not enter because they refused to obey God. Only\nJoshua and Caleb escaped God\u2019s discipline (wandering in the wilderness for\nforty years). Fewer than forty years elapse during Numbers where we see God\nguiding, providing, and protecting His people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deuteronomy begins by looking back to what God had done for\nHis people and then looking forward. The entire book shows the faithfulness of\nGod revealing that God loves His people. Moses warned the people to not forget\nthe words of God\u2019s Law, revealing the blessings for following God\u2019s Law and the\ncurse of God if they failed to obey. Joshua is appointed the new leader of the\nnew generation, and Moses dies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After remembering the books of \u201cThe Law,\u201d see that they help us understand God and what He expects from His people. We also learn that it is quite impossible to obey every law that God has given us. In the New Testament we gain some insight as to why it is important to know \u201cThe Law\u201d of the Old Testament. \u201c<strong>24. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster <em>to bring us<\/em> unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus<\/strong>\u201d (Galatians 3:24-26). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you understood \u201cThe Law\u201d is a schoolmaster to show the need for Jesus? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally posted at <a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouse.pub\/blog\/the-law\/\">Lighthouse Gospel Beacon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are taught that obeying laws is important and that there are penalties to be paid if we break them. Consider the importance of laws. We are to understand that God has laws. 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