The Covenant is the Law

Prologue

Everyone makes his/her rules, written or unwritten, to live by. This to make one wiser to cope with ordinary as well as the deeper things in life's experiences. This is true at least for reasonable and entirely healthy people.

But the Scripture presents a better plan, at least to the author, for it deals with the primary cause of man's inability to live a meaningful, accomplished, trouble-free and joyful life.

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 119:18, 165 NIV

Moses a Type of Christ
Brings Before the People
The Covenant Law

Exodus 32:7-16 NIV

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt,have become corrupt. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’
“I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’” Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

MOSES turned and went down the mountain WITH THE TWO TABLETS OF THE COVENANT LAW.They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. The tablets were the work of God; THE WRITING WAS THE WRITING OF GOD, engraved on the tablets.

Jesus Sees the Lies in
The Heart of Man

Matthew 19:16-25 NIV

Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”

“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

“Which ones?” he inquired.

Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”

“All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”