Today, reply is on whether the Ten Commandments existed before the covenant of Moses. In the same way the holy writings document the development of priesthood from the time of Adam and through the Patriarchs, successive expressions of divine law are recorded. The operations of sin and their consequences appeared (became manifest) before formal presentations to be answered as “law” were provided; however, principles for exchange and relationship were imparted from the beginning (we say, breath, spirit, Word). While Moses truly was the messenger and spokesperson who first presented the written code of law provided to transform the twelve tribes of Jacob into a unified nation, Moses himself was not the author and creator of the sacred law. Every man, woman, and child—including the Gentiles that left Egypt—would hear the voice of GOD himself proclaim all the covenant law. The work of the law would be to sanctify all who were redeemed from Egypt to serve divinity continually. The fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” forum who uses the ID “TUPELO” (Level 6 with 14,975 points, a member since May 26, 2012) posted the following:
Did the Ten Commandments exist before Moses?
Answer with more than one word please.
Update: The reasoning follows: Adam sinned & we're all under that sin. There was no law before Moses & man had to learn what worked. The Ten were given to start a new nation. Christ lived those laws so that we don't have to. The problem with that is, it's not true. There are several examples of the commandments before & after Christ in the Bible. Besides, which one of those laws are so hard to keep? Well, the ones on sex. Nope, many people won't sleep with your wife. Morality is a bugger.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5: 12-21, King James Version, KJV)
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“TUPELO”, here are some points that Christian believers have found important:
1. “Ceremonial law”, priesthood, and blood sacrifice for sins began with Adam, who was instructed directly by GOD. Aspects of formal worship were spread by the nomad, Abram (Abraham), who dug wells for water and left dedicated altars wherever he traveled.
2. Through the impact of the seven-year famine, Egypt became a one-world empire dominated by a single man, the Pharaoh, who eventually became owner of all the land, the livestock, and the people (except for the Hebrews). In addition to practices of idol worship, there were occult practices (divination; sorcery; witchcraft) and other elements of spiritual confusion.
3. Before the Israelites left Egypt, seven nations occupied the land in Canaan, and were counted as being in covenant with GOD. Because of their sins, the seven would be replaced by a new covenant people.
4. Israel as a nation was to be an instrument in judgment against the nations that broke covenant, and a new vessel of divine law in the same way Noah’s family became an ark of testimony. Moses appeared as a spokesperson from GOD (we say, prophet), and an embodiment of the divine spirit. All Israel was to serve in the same way as an example to all the nations of the earth. Consider again the following from the Bible:
(1.) Deuteronomy 6: 4-9, King James Version (KJV): 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
(2.) Deuteronomy 7: 1-5, KJV: 1 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; 2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. 4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. 5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
(3.) Deuteronomy 4: 5-13, KJV: 5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? 8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons; 10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. 11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. 13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
(4.) Deuteronomy 7: 6-11, KJV: 6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: 8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. 11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them.
There is far more to be said, correctly examined, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, (5.) John 1: 17-18 KJV: 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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