Next up in our series on the covenants is God’s covenant delivered through Moses. This is a big one! God speaks to Moses numerous times with messages for his people in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deutoronmy.
If the problem with the Noahic covenant is that most of us think of the children’s story, then the problem with the Mosaic covenant is that most of don’t think of it at all. How many times have you sat down for a quite time with God in the morning and cracked open Exodus or Leviticus for an encouraging thought to get you through the day? Prior to the last several weeks when I’ve been preparing for this lesson, I’m pretty sure I never had.
This Sunday my prayer is that we’ll look at and be changed by this section of scripture where God, once again, pursues a relationship with his treasured people. A relationship that involves a holy God and his loving care for an undeserving people.
It would be helpful to skim the first 5 books of the Bible, but you can particularly focus on the Exodus 19 and 20. There are also several new testament passages that speak about the law given to Moses. Matthew 5:17-19, Romans 7, Romans 8:3-4, Galatians 2:15-3:29, and Hebrews 7:18-19.
Is the Mosaic economy one of law, grace, or both?
By: Kyle Borg on September 13, 2008
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Is the question whether it was of works, grace, or both (clearly there was a law)? I’m quite comfortable saying this was a covenant/economy of grace. It seems clear to me from the abundant reflections of the New Testament authors that the workings of the law brought no sanctification, no purification, no righteousness. Rather, even under Moses, imputed righteousness was by faith in the future and secured works and merits of Jesus. (c.f. Rom. 7:7-14, II Cor. 3:4-18, Gal. 3:19-29, Heb. 9:9-14, 10:1-4, 11-14, 11:26)
By: Matt Borg on October 9, 2008
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