New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Law of Moses, The

• Is the law of God Lev. 26:46
• Given
  • In the desert Ezek. 20:10, 11
  • At Horeb Dt. 4:10, 15, 5:2
  • From the Mount Sinai Ex. 19:11, 20
  • By disposition of angels Acts 7:53
  • Through Moses as mediator Dt. 5:5, 27, 28; Jn. 1:17; Gal. 3:19
  • To the Jews Lev. 26:46; Ps. 78:5
  • After the exodus Dt. 4:45; Ps. 81:4, 5
  • To no other nation Dt. 4:8; Ps. 147:20
• None to approach the Mount while God gave Ex. 19:13, 21-24; Heb. 12:20
• Remarkable phenomena connected with, at giving of Ex. 19:16-19
• Terror of Israel at receiving Ex. 19:16, 20:18-20; Dt. 5:5, 23-25
• Additions made to, in the plains of Moab by Jordan Num. 36:13
• Called
  • A fiery law Dt. 33:2
  • Word spoken by angels Heb. 2:2
  • Ministration of death 2 Cor. 3:7
  • Ministration of condemnation 2 Cor. 3:9
  • Lively oracles Acts 7:38
  • Royal law Jas. 2:8
  • Book of the law Dt. 30:10; Josh. 1:8
  • Book of Moses 2 Chr. 25:4, 35:12
• Rehearsed by Moses Dt. 1:1-3
• Entire of, written in a book Dt. 31:9
• Book of, laid up in the sanctuary Dt. 31:26
• Tables of, laid up in the ark Dt. 10:5
• Divided into
  • Moral, embodied in the ten commandments Dt. 5:22, 10:4
  • Ceremonial, relating to manner of worshipping God Lev. 7:37, 38; Heb. 9:1-7
  • Civil, relating to administration of justice Dt. 17:9-11; Acts 23:3, 24:6
  • A covenant of works to the Jews as a nation Dt. 28:1, 15; Jer. 31:32
• Taught the jews
  • To love and fear God Dt. 6:5, 10:12, 13; Mt. 22:36-38
  • To love their neighbor Lev. 19:18; Mt. 22:39
  • Strict justice and impartiality Lev. 19:35, 36
  • All punishments awarded according to Jn. 8:5, 19:7; Heb. 10:28
• All israelites required
  • To know Ex. 18:16
  • To observe Dt. 4:6, 6:2
  • To lay up, in their hearts Dt. 6:6, 11:18
  • To remember Mal. 4:4
  • To teach their children Dt. 6:7, 11:19
• Kings to write and study Dt. 17:18, 19
• Good kings enforced 2 Ki. 23:24, 25; 2 Chr. 31:21
• Priests and Levites to teach Dt. 33:8-10; Neh. 8:7; Mal. 2:7
• The scribes were learned in, and expounded Ezra 7:6; Mt. 23:2
• Public instruction given to youth in Lk. 2:46; Acts 22:3
• Publicly read
  • At the feast of tabernacles in the sabbatical year Dt. 31:10-13
  • By Joshua Josh. 8:34, 35
  • By Ezra Neh. 8:2, 3
  • In the synagogues every Sabbath day Acts 13:15, 15:21
• A means of national reformation 2 Chr. 34:19-21; Neh. 8:13-18
• A shadow of good things to come Heb. 10:1
• Could not give righteousness and life Gal. 3:21; Rom. 8:3, 4; Heb. 10:1
• A schoolmaster to lead to Christ Gal. 3:24
• Christ
  • Made under Gal. 4:4
  • Circumcised according to Lk. 2:21; Rom. 15:8
  • Came not to destroy but to fulfill Mt. 5:17, 18
  • Attended all feasts of Jn. 2:23, 7:2, 10, 37
  • Fulfilled all precepts of Ps. 40:7, 8
  • Fulfilled all types and shadows of Heb. 9:8, 11-14, 10:1, 11-14
  • Magnified and made honorable Isa. 42:21
  • Bore the curse of Dt. 21:23; Gal. 3:13
  • Abrogated, as a covenant of works Rom. 7:4
• Was not the manifestation of the grace of God Jn. 1:17; Rom. 8:3, 4
• Could not disannul the covenant of grace made in Christ Gal. 3:17
• Primitive Jewish converts would have all Christians observe Acts 15:1
• The jews
  • Zealous for Jn. 9:28, 29; Acts 21:20
  • Held those ignorant of, accursed Jn. 7:49
  • From regard to, rejected Christ Rom. 9:31-33
  • Accused Christ of breaking Jn. 19:7
  • Accused Christians of speaking Acts 6:11-14, 21:28
  • Broke it themselves Jn. 7:19
  • Dishonored God by breaking Rom. 2:23
  • Shall be judged by Jn. 5:45; Rom. 2:12
• Was a burdensome yoke Acts 15:10
• Darkness, &c at giving of, illustrative of obscurity of Mosaic age Heb. 12:18-24