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What does "the law of Moses" refer to -- moral, ceremonial, or both? Classify all 22 occurrences of "law of Moses" by identifiable content. Examine Paul's usage of "law of God" vs "law of Moses." Compare with "law of the LORD" occurrences.

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LAW (Nave's Topical Bible)

General scriptures concerning: PSA 19:7-9; 119:1-8; PRO 28:4,5; MAT 22:21; LUK 16:17; 20:22-25; ROM 2:14,15; 7:7,12,14; 13:10; 1TI 1:5,8-10; JAS 1:25; 1JN 3:4; 5:3

See also: LITIGATION, COMMANDMENTS, DUTY TO GOD

OF MOSES

(Contained in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)

  • Given at Sinai: EXO 19; DEU 1:1; 4:10-13; 33:2; HAB 3:3
  • Received by the disposition of angels: DEU 33:2; PSA 68:17; ACT 7:53; GAL 3:19; HEB 2:2
  • Was given because of transgressions until the Messiah arrived: GAL 3:19
  • Engraved on stone: EXO 20:3-17; with 24:12; 31:18; 32:16; 34:29; 40:20; DEU 4:13; 5:4-22; 9:10
  • See TABLES, COMMANDMENTS
  • Preserved in the ark of the covenant: EXO 25:16; DEU 31:9,26
  • Found by Hilkiah in the house of the Lord: 2KI 22:8
  • Engraved upon monuments: DEU 27:2-8; JOS 8:30-35
  • To be written on door posts: DEU 6:9; 11:20
  • On frontlets for the forehead, and parchment for the hand: EXO 13:9,16; DEU 6:4-9; 11:18-21
  • Children instructed in (See CHILDREN, INSTRUCTION)
  • Expounded by the priests and Levites: LEV 10:11; DEU 33:10; 2CH 35:3
  • Princes, priests, and Levites publicly taught: EZR 7:10; NEH 8:1-18
  • From city to city: 2CH 17:7-10
  • In synagogues: LUK 4:16,32; ACT 13:14-52; 15:21; with 9:20; 14:1; 17:1-3; 18:4,26
  • Expounded to the assembled nation at the Feast of Tabernacles in the sabbatic year: DEU 31:10-13
  • Renewed by Moses: DEU 4:44-46
  • Curses of, responsively read by Levites and people at Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim: DEU 27:12-26; JOS 8:33-35
  • Formed a constitution on which the civil government of the Israelites was founded: DEU 17:18-20; 2KI 11:12; 2CH 23:11
  • Divine authority for: EXO 19:16-24; 20:1-17; 24:12-18; 31:18; 32:15,16; 34:1-4,27,28; LEV 26:46; DEU 4:10-13,36; 5:1-22; 9:10; 10:1-5; 33:2-4; 1KI 8:9; EZR 7:6; NEH 1:7; 8:1; 9:14; PSA 78:5; 103:7; ISA 33:22; MAL 4:4; ACT 7:38,53; GAL 3:19; HEB 9:18-21
  • Prophecies in, of the Messiah: LUK 24:44; JHN 1:45; 5:46; 12:34; ACT 26:22,23; 28:23; ROM 3:21,22
  • Epitomized by Jesus: MAT 22:40; MRK 12:29-33; LUK 10:27
  • Book of, found by Hilkiah in the temple: 2KI 22:8; 2CH 34:14

TEMPORARY

JER 3:16; DAN 9:27; MAT 5:17-45; LUK 16:16,17; JHN 1:17; 4:20-24; 8:35; ACT 6:14; 10:28; 13:39; 15:1-29; 21:20-25; ROM 3:1,2; 7:1-6; 8:3; 10:4; 2CO 3:7-14; GAL 2:3-9; 4:30,31; EPH 2:15; COL 2:14-23; HEB 8:4-13; 9:8-24; 10:1-18; 11:40; 12:18,19,27

COMMANDMENTS (Nave's Topical Bible)

General scriptures concerning: EXO 13:8-10; 20:3-17; DEU 4:5,9,10; 5:6-21; 6:4-9; 11:18-21; 32:46,47; JOS 8:30-35; 2CH 17:7-9; NEH 8:2-8; PSA 78:1-7; PRO 3:3,4; 6:20,21; 7:1-4; ISA 57:8; JER 11:4; ZEC 7:9,10; 8:16,17

Precepts of Jesus: MAT 5:16,22-24,27-48; 6:1-4,6-8,16-25,31-34; 7:1-29; 10:5-42; etc. - See DECALOGUE, TABLES

Precepts of Paul: ROM 12:1-3,6-21; 13:8-14; 14:19-21; etc.

Other Apostles: JAS 1:16,19,21,22; 2:1-4,8-12; etc.

Of Men: ISA 29:13; MAT 15:3-20; MRK 7:2-23; ROM 14:1-6,10-23; 1TI 4:1-3

MOSES (Nave's Topical Bible)

  • A Levite and son of Amram: EXO 2:1-4; 6:20; ACT 7:20; HEB 11:23
  • Commissioned as leader of the Israelites: EXO 3:10-22; 6:13
  • Receives the law and ordains various statutes -- See LAW OF MOSES
  • Face of, transfigured: EXO 34:29-35; 2CO 3:13
  • A type of the Messiah: DEU 18:15-18; ACT 3:22; 7:37
  • Present with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration: MAT 17:3,4; MRK 9:4; LUK 9:30

Character of: - Called the man of God: DEU 33:1 - God spoke to, as a man to his friend: EXO 33:11 - Meekness of: NUM 12:3; 16:4-11

Bridging Texts (from Nave's entries)

Nave's "OF MOSES" subsection contains the core references for this study. The "TEMPORARY" subsection contains the cessation-vocabulary passages. The topic structure itself reflects the historical question: is the "law of Moses" comprehensive or does it refer to a specific subset?

Cross-references from COMMANDMENTS

The COMMANDMENTS topic references the Decalogue explicitly (EXO 20:3-17; DEU 5:6-21) and contains "PRECEPTS OF JESUS" and "OF MEN" subsections, providing context for distinguishing God's commands from human traditions (MAT 15:3-20).