IN THE THIRD MONTH At Sinai Israel learned the lessons: (1) of the holiness of Jehovah through the Commandments; (2) of their own sinfulness and weakness through failure; (3) and of the goodness of Jehovah through the provision of priesthood and sacrifice. The Christian learns through the experi... [ Continue Reading ]
THUS SHALT THOU SAY It is exceedingly important to observe: (1) that Jehovah reminded the people that hitherto they had been the objects of His free grace; (2) that the law is not proposed as a means of life, but as a means by which Israel might become "a peculiar treasure" and a "kingdom of prie... [ Continue Reading ]
IF YE WILL OBEY (Cf) (1 Peter 2:9); (Revelation 1:6); (Revelation 5:10). What, under law, was condition, is under grace, freely given to every believer. The "if" of (Exodus 19:5) is the essence of law as a method of divine dealing, and the fundamental reason why "the law made nothing perfect"; (Rom... [ Continue Reading ]
WE WILL DO The Fifth Dispensation: Law. This dispensation extends from Sinai to Calvary -- from Exodus to the Cross. The history of Israel in the wilderness and in the land is one long record of the violation of the law. The testing of the nation by law ended in the judgment of the Captivities, but... [ Continue Reading ]
SO MOSES The Mosaic Covenant, (1) given to Israel (2) in three divisions, each essential to the others, and together forming the Mosaic Covenant, namely: the Commandments, expressing the righteous will of God (Exodus 20:1) the "judgments," governing the social life of Israel; ( Exo_21:1-; (Exodus... [ Continue Reading ]