Did They Begin at Sinai and End at the Cross?
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What you SHOULD NOT do…
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What you SHOULD do…
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The Law of God encompasses BOTH of these
ideas!!
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The Bible’s commands cannot be read correctly
until and unless this is fully understood!!
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We live in a world of suffering, pain and death
because God’s law has been pushed aside.
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Satan rebelled against it and claimed it was an
onerous yoke that deprived intelligent beings of
reaching their fullest potential.
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This is to be a lesson to the whole universe about
sin and its terrible results.
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Satan’s hatred of the law will end up proving
forever that God’s law is holy, just and good.
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Where did the Law originate?
 Before Sinai?
 At Sinai?
 After Sinai?
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What did Jesus Say about the Law?
What did the Apostles say about the law?
YOU CANNOT OBEY SOMEONE UNLESS
THEY TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO!!!
BEFORE SINAI
Lucifer Broke this…
Isa. 14:12-14
Satan God of this World
2 Cor. 4:4 –
Our first sin involved making
self God rather than God –
Gen. 3:5
Abraham was given this
commandment – Gen 17:1
JESUS
APOSTLES
Jesus says blessed are they
that do His commandments.
Rev. 22:13-14
Paul says there is but one
Lord in contrast to many
gods. 1 Cor. 8:5-6
Jesus says love the lord with
all your heart, soul and mind.
Matt. 22:37
Barnabas and Paul lift up
One God. Acts 14:15
Can’t serve two masters.
Matt. 6:24
Seek ye first… Matt. 6:33
Rich young ruler. Luke 18:20,
Matthew 22:37. The first and
greatest command…
The fulness of God. Eph.
3:14-19
BEFORE SINAI
God called Abraham away
from Ur because of idolatry.
Joshua 24:2-3
Jacob goes to Abraham’s
kinsmen rather than locals.
Genesis 31:34
JESUS
Worship God Only – Matt.
4:10
True worshippers worship
the Father in spirit and truth.
John 4:23
APOSTLES
Flee idolatry. 1 Cor. 10:14-15
Keep from idols. 1 John 5:21,
I Cor 10:7
God is not like an idol of gold,
silver or stone. Acts 17:24,29
Treasures - Matt. 6:19-21
Jacob asks his family to put
away all the strange Gods
among them, be clean and
change clothes.
Genesis 35:2-4
Riches – Mark 10:24-25
Rich man who worships his
riches – Luke 12:19-22, 31
Idolators will not enter the
kingdom. 1 Cor. 6:9,10,
Galatians 5:20-21
Idol worship is devil worship.
1 Cor. 10:19-20
BEFORE SINAI
Job lived before Moses and
knew that to curse God was
sin. Job 1:5, Job 2:9-10
JESUS
Hallowed be thy name.
Matt. 6:9
Glorify your Father in
heaven. Matt. 5:16
Vainly speaking and calling
God Lord when you don’t
believe it. Matt. 6:46-47
Swear not at all, let your yes
be yes and no be no. Matt.
5:34, 37
APOSTLES
Holy is His name. Rev. 15:4
Don’t blaspheme His name.
1 Tim. 6:1, Romans 2:23
By claiming the name of God
but not walking a righteous
life, we take God’s name in
vain. 1 Jn. 5:12, 2:6
BEFORE SINAI
JESUS
God blessed and sanctified
The Sabbath was made for
Sabbath at Creation. Genesis man and not man for the
2:2-3
Sabbath. Jesus Lord of the
Sabbath. Mark 2:27-28
Abraham kept all of God’s
laws, statutes and
Jesus went to synagogue on
commandments (including
Sabbath. Luke 4:16
Sabbath). Genesis 26:5
Lawful to do well on
Children of Israel were told
Sabbath. Matt. 12:11-12
before Sinai to rest and not
gather manna. Ex. 16:23-30
Pray your flight not on
Sabbath. Matt. 24:20
APOSTLES
Paul told people to worship
God who made heavens,
earth, sea (over and over).
Paul kept Sabbath. Acts
13:42, 44, 45; 16:13; 17:2-4
Paul worked, but not on
Sabbath. Acts 18:3-4.
The Sabbath remains for
God’s people. Hebrews 4:4,
9
BEFORE SINAI
JESUS
APOSTLES
Ham’s disrespect to his
father Noah brought a curse.
His brothers showed respect
and were blessed. Gen 9:2126
Jesus’ story about Corban
and the true meaning of
honoring father and mother.
Matthew 15:4-9
Children obey your parents in
the Lord for this is right.
Eph. 6:1-4
Isaac obeyed Abraham even
to his death and in marrying
Rebekah. Genesis 22:9-10,
Genesis 24
Jacob obeyed his father and
mother. Genesis 28:7
It pleases God for children to
obey parents. Col. 3:20
Let the children show piety
and obedience at home. 1
Tim. 5:4
BEFORE SINAI
The story of Cain and Abel.
Cain was first reproved for
anger (leads to murder) and
then cursed for killing.
Genesis 4:5-6
JESUS
The Devil was a murderer
from the beginning. John
8:44
Jesus expounds on “thou
shalt not kill”. Matt. 5:21-24,
Matt. 5:43,44
All they that take the sword
will perish with the sword.
Matthew 26:52
APOSTLES
Hate is murder. 1 Jn. 3:15;
2:9-11;4:20-21
Haters will not make it to the
kingdom. Gal. 5:19
Put away hatred and
bitterness and anger. Eph.
4:31
Murderers in the lake of fire.
Rev. 21:8
BEFORE SINAI
The two shall cleave
together and were bone of
each other’s bone. One
flesh. Genesis 2:23,24
God withheld Abimelech
from the “sin” of adultery.
Genesis 20:6,7
Joseph knew adultery was
sin. Genesis 39:8-9.
Job also kept the whole
principle of this command.
Job. 31:1, 9-11
JESUS
Divorce was not as it was in
His day from the beginning.
Matt. 19:8,9
What God has joined
together… Matt. 19:4-6
Looking in lust at a woman.
Matt. 5:27
Divorce in many cases is
wrong. Matt. 5:32, Mark
10:11
APOSTLES
Marriage honorable and
pure. Heb. 13:4
Flee fornication. 1 Cor. 6:18,
2 Tim 2:22
Sexually immoral not in
kingdom. 1 Cor. 6:9-10
Don’t fashion yourselves
according to the former lusts.
1 Pet. 1:13-15
Bring all thought into
captivity to Christ. 2 Cor.
10:5
BEFORE SINAI
Job not only identifies
stealing as a sin but several
other commandments here.
Job 24:14-16,18
Joseph’s brothers knew
stealing was wrong, they
were ready to die if found
thieves. Genesis 44:8-9
The first sin involved Adam
and Eve stealing something
they were expressly
forbidden to take.
JESUS
Christ’s mission is the
opposite of a thief. John
10:10
APOSTLES
Let he that stole steal no
more. Eph. 4:28
Thieves and swindlers will
All through His teachings, we not be in the kingdom. 1 Cor.
see the concept of GIVING to 6:10
others in contrast to
grasping, get for myself,
More blessed to give than to
carnal nature. Stealing in the receive. Acts 20:35
opposite of giving.
BEFORE SINAI
Deceptiveness has been the
devil's trademark from the
beginning, for "he is a liar
and the father of it". (John
8:44) Lying and bearing false
witness was all part of the
first sin in the garden of
Eden. Just see how God's
word is not only
contradicted, but false
witness insinuating that God
is withholding a great
blessing is made. Genesis
2:17, Genesis 3:4-5, Job 27:4
JESUS
APOSTLES
Jesus points to the father of
lies. John 8:44
Put away lying and speak
truthfully. Eph. 4:25
The full meaning of the
command explained. Matt.
12:34-37
No corrupt communication.
Eph. 4:29
All evil speaking put away.
4:31
Priests and rulers bore false
witness against Jesus to kill
him. Matt. 26:59, Mark 14:56 Lay aside guile, malice,
hypocrisies, envy and evil
speakings. 1 Pet. 2:1
Idle chat and busybodying
forbidden. 1 Tim. 5:13-15
BEFORE SINAI
Coveting is the root of most
sin. Lucifer coveted God’s
position. Eve coveted
forbidden fruit, which led to
eating it.
In ancient chinese oracle
bone writing, 4500 years
before our time, the
pictogram for the word
“covet” is two trees and a
woman.
JESUS
Be on guard against
coveteousness. Luke 12:15
APOSTLES
Coveteous will not inherit the
kingdom. Ephesians 5:5
Don’t worry about your life,
Be content with what you
eats, drinking, clothes. Matt. have and don’t hope for
6:25
riches. I Tim. 6:8-9
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It existed before God spoke it at Sinai. All the
patriarchs lived their lives by it.
Jesus knew it, expounded the true meaning
of it, and KEPT it Himself all during His life.
John 14:15, 21, 23-24
All the Apostles knew and kept it. Romans
13:9
It is immutable; it has never changed because
God never changes!! Malachi 3:6