Exodus 19
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 experience of Romans 7:7-24 what Israel learned at Sinai. This division of Exodus should be read in light of ; Romans 3:19-27; 7:7-24; Galatians 4:1-3; Galatians 3:6-25 explains the relation of the law to the Abrahamic Covenant:
- (1) the law cannot disannul that covenant;
- (2) it was "added" to convict of sin;
- (3) it was a child-leader unto Christ;
- (4) it was but preparatory discipline "till the Seed should come."
- (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 priests";
- (3) that the law was not imposed until it had been proposed and voluntarily accepted. The principle is stated in Galatians 5:1-4.
- (1) Man's state at the beginning Exodus 19:1-4.
- (2) His responsibility Exodus 19:5,6; Romans 10:5.
- (3) His failure 2 Kings 17:7-17,19; Acts 2:22,23.
- (4) The judgment 2 Kings 17:1-6,20; 25:1-11; Luke 21:20-24
- (1) given to Israel
- (2) in three divisions, each essential to the others, and together forming the Mosaic Covenant, viz.: the Commandments, expressing the righteous will of God Exodus 20:1-26 the "judgments," governing the social life of Israel ; Exodus 21:1; 24:11 and the "ordinances," governing the religious life of Israel ; Exodus 24:12; 31:18. These three elements form "the law," as that phrase is generically used in the New Testament (e.g.) Matthew 5:17,18. The Commandments and the ordinances formed one religious system. The Commandments were a "ministry of condemnation" and of "death" 2 Corinthians 3:7-9 the ordinances gave, in the high priest, a representative of the people with Jehovah; and in the sacrifices a "cover" (see "Atonement," (See Scofield "Leviticus 16:6") for their sins in anticipation of the Cross ; Hebrews 5:1-3; 9:6-9; Romans 3:25,26. The Christian is not under the conditional Mosaic Covenant of works, the law, but under the unconditional New Covenant of grace. ; Romans 3:21-27; 6:14,15; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:10-14,16-18,24-26; 4:21-31; Hebrews 10:11-17. See NEW COVENANT.
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