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Gospel Essentials Un
abridged Class Notes June 9, 2001 Mormon 4: Woe to those who say that God
has forgotten his covenants with the House of Israel. Covenant with Enoch ·
Genesis
7:Intro Prophecy of Enoch, his preaching -- The heavens weep -- Rest
promised the earth -- Zion is fled -- Covenant continued in
Methuselah. ·
Genesis
7:58 And the Lord could not withhold; and he covenanted with
Enoch, and sware unto him with an oath, that he would stay the floods;
that he would call upon the children of Noah; and he sent forth an
unalterable decree, that a remnant of his seed should always be found
among all nations, while the earth should stand. ·
Genesis
7:79 And it came to pass, that Methuselah, the son of Enoch, was not
taken, that the covenants of the Lord might be fulfilled which he
made to Enoch; for he truly covenanted with Enoch, that Noah
should be of the fruit of his loins. ·
Genesis
8:23 But with thee will I establish my covenant, even as I have
sworn unto thy father, Enoch, that of thy posterity shall come all
nations. Passed down through Noah ·
Genesis 9:15 And God spake unto Noah, and to
his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I will establish my covenant
with you, which I made unto your father Enoch, concerning your seed
after you. ·
Genesis 9:17 And I will establish my covenant
with you, which I made unto Enoch, concerning the remnants of your
posterity. ·
Genesis 9:18 And God made a covenant
with Noah, and said, This shall be the token of the covenant I
make between me and you, and for every living creature with you, for
perpetual generations; ·
Genesis 9:19 I will set my bow in the cloud;
and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the
earth. ·
Genesis 9:20 And it shall come to pass, when I
bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud;
and I will remember my covenant, which I have made between me and
you, for every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall no
more become a flood to destroy all flesh. ·
Genesis 9:21 And the bow shall be in the cloud;
and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant,
which I made unto thy father Enoch; that, when men should keep all my
commandments, Zion should again come on the earth, the city of Enoch
which I have caught up unto myself. ·
Genesis 9:22 And this is mine everlasting covenant,
that when thy posterity shall embrace the truth, and look upward,
then shall Zion look downward, and all the heavens shall shake with
gladness, and the earth shall tremble with joy; ·
Genesis 9:23 And the general assembly of the
church of the firstborn shall come down out of heaven, and possess the
earth, and shall have place until the end come. And this is mine
everlasting covenant, which I made with thy father Enoch. ·
Genesis 9:24 And the bow shall be in the cloud,
and I will establish my covenant unto thee, which I have made
between me and thee, for every living creature of all flesh that shall
be upon the earth. ·
Genesis 9:25 And God said unto Noah, This is
the token of the covenant which I have established between me and
thee; for all flesh that shall be upon the earth. Covenant with Abraham ·
Genesis 13:13 And remember the covenant
which I make with thee; for it shall be an everlasting covenant;
and thou shalt remember the days of Enoch thy father; ·
Genesis 14:27 And thus, having been approved of
God, he was ordained an high priest after the order of the covenant
which God made with Enoch, ·
Genesis 14:40 And it came to pass, that God
blessed Abram, and gave unto him riches, and honor, and lands for an
everlasting possession; according to the covenant which he had
made, and according to the blessing wherewith Melchizedek had blessed
him. ·
Genesis 15:Intro God covenants
with Abram -- Abram's vision -- The captivity foretold. ·
Genesis 15:21 And in that same day the Lord made
a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this
land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river Euphrates; ·
Genesis 17:2 And I will make my covenant
between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly. ·
Genesis 17:8 But as for thee, behold, I will
make my covenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many
nations. ·
Genesis 17:9 And this covenant I make,
that thy children may be known among all nations. Neither shall thy name
any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be called Abraham; for, a
father of many nations have I made thee. ·
Genesis 17:11 And I will establish a covenant
of circumcision with thee, and it shall be my covenant between me
and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations; that thou
mayest know forever that children are not accountable before me until
they are eight years old. ·
Genesis 17:12 And thou shalt observe to keep all
my covenants wherein I covenanted with thy fathers; and
thou shalt keep the commandments which I have given thee with mine own
mouth, and I will be a God unto thee and thy seed after thee. ·
Genesis 17:14 And God said unto Abraham,
Therefore thou shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after
thee, in their generations. ·
Genesis 17:15 And this shall be my covenant
which ye shall keep between me and thee and thy seed after thee; every
man-child among you shall be circumcised. ·
Genesis 17:16 And ye shall circumcise the flesh
of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt
me and you. ·
Genesis 17:19 He that is born in thy house, and
he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised, and my covenant
shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. ·
Genesis 17:20 And the uncircumcised man-child,
whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut
off from his people, he hath broken my covenant. ·
Genesis 17:25 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall
bare thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will
establish my covenant with him also, for an everlasting covenant
with his seed after him. ·
Genesis 17:28 But my covenant will I
establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time
in the next year. Covenant through Jacob Genesis 50:25 And it shall come to pass that
they shall be scattered again; and a branch shall be broken off, and
shall be carried into a far country; nevertheless they shall be
remembered in the covenants of the Lord, when the Messiah cometh;
for he shall be made manifest unto them in the latter days, in the
Spirit of power; and shall bring them out of darkness into light; out of
hidden darkness, and out of captivity unto freedom. Genesis 50:28 And he shall bring them to the
knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy fathers;
and he shall do whatsoever work I shall command him. Genesis 50:31 Wherefore the fruit of thy loins
shall write, and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write; and that
which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which
shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together
unto the confounding of false doctrines, and laying down of contentions,
and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins, and bringing them
to a knowledge of their fathers in the latter days; and also to the
knowledge of my covenants, saith the Lord. Covenant through Israel ·
Exodus 2:24 And God heard their groaning, and
God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with
Jacob. ·
Exodus 6:4 Yea, and I have also established
my covenant with them, which I made with them, to give them the
land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were
strangers. ·
Exodus 6:5 And I have also heard the groaning
of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I
have remembered my covenant. ·
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my
voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto me above all people; for all the earth is mine; ·
Exodus 34:10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant;
before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in
all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among which thou
art shall see the work of the Lord; for it is a terrible thing that I
will do with thee. Question: Can anyone tell me the House of
Israel’s contractual agreement made with God regarding their covenant? The HouseThe Ten Commandments
were the DESCRIPTION OF THE COVENANT WITH ISRAEL ·
Exodus 34:28 And he was there with the Lord
forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water.
And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten
commandments. ·
Deuteronomy 4:13 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. (Deuteronomy 9:9) ·
Deuteronomy 10:2 And I
will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables, which
thou breakest, save the words of the everlasting covenant of the
holy priesthood, and thou shalt put them in the ark. ·
This is WHY the ‘Ark’ of the
‘Covenant’ is called what it is.
Not the ‘Ark’ of the Law of Moses, or the Ark of the
commandments. ·
(God had given commandments with covenants in the
past—Abraham, circumcision) ·
We have words of the
covenants today—the words of Christ—they are not just commandments,
they are the description of our covenant contracts. Leviticus 26:37 - Leviticus 27:0 ·
37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a
sword, when none pursueth; and ye shall have no power to stand before
your enemies. What did
Moses prophesy from God regarding the fate of Israel The
Cursing—The covenant of MOAB (in addition to the one at Horeb) Deuteronomy 29:1 These are
the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make
with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant
which he made with them in Horeb.
Deuteronomy 29:11 Your
little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the
hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water; Deuteronomy 29:12 That thou
shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath,
which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day; Deuteronomy 29:13 That he
may establish thee today for a people unto himself, and that he may be
unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto
thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. Deuteronomy 29:14 Neither
with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; (NOTE
THIS__THERE WILL BE OTHER PARTAKERS IN THIS COVENANT) Deuteronomy 29:15 But with
him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also
with him that is not here with us this day; Verses
15-24 Describe sicknesses and desolations to come on Israel Deuteronomy 29:25 Then men
shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of
their fathers which he made with them when he brought them forth out of
the land of Egypt; Deuteronomy 29:26 For they
went and served other gods, and worshiped them, gods whom they knew not,
and whom he had not given unto them; The
Blessing after the Cursing Deuteronomy 30:1 And it shall come to
pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing, and the
curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind
among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, Deuteronomy 30:2 And shalt return
unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I
command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and
with all thy soul; Deuteronomy 30:3 That then the Lord
thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will
return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God
hath scattered thee. Deuteronomy 30:4 If any of thine be
driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord
thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee; Deuteronomy 30:5 And the Lord thy God
will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou
shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above
thy fathers. Deuteronomy 30:6 And the Lord thy God
will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love
the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou
mayest live. (Here is a beautiful metaphor to the Israelites—they knew
penal circumcision, did they understand spiritual circumcision?) Deuteronomy 30:7 And the Lord thy God
will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate
thee, which persecuted thee. (1 Nephi 7:29 And they shall fall into
the pit which they digged to ensnare the people of the
Lord.) Deuteronomy 30:8 And thou shalt
return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which
I command thee this day. Deuteronomy 30:9 And the Lord thy God
will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of
thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land,
for good; for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he
rejoiced over thy fathers; Deuteronomy 31:20 For when
I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their
fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and
filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods,
and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. ·
1 Nephi 3:177 Which is the land that the Lord
God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for
the land of their inheritance, will not utterly destroy the mixture of
thy seed, which are among thy brethren; ·
2 Nephi 1:7 A land which the Lord God hath
covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. ·
2 Nephi 1:8 Yea, the Lord hath covenanted
this land unto me, and to my children for ever; ·
2 Nephi 2:43 And the weakness of their words
will I make strong in their faith, unto the remembering of my covenant
which I made unto thy fathers. ·
2 Nephi 2:45 Wherefore, because of this covenant
thou art blessed: for thy seed shall not be destroyed, for they shall
hearken unto the words of the book. ·
Enos 1:26 And he covenanted with me that he
would bring them forth unto the Lamanites, in his own due time. Lehi’s Seed dwindle:
·
1 Nephi 3:134 And it came to pass
that I beheld after they had dwindled in unbelief, they became a dark
and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of
abominations. ·
1 Nephi 3:185 And after thy seed
shall be destroyed and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of thy
brethren; behold, these things shall be hid up, to come forth unto the
Gentiles by the gift and power of the Lamb; ·
1 Nephi 4:16 And now, the thing which
our father meaneth concerning the grafting in of the natural branches
through the fullness of the Gentiles, is, that in the latter days, when
our seed shall have dwindled in unbelief, yea, for the space of many
years and many generations, after the Messiah shall be manifested in
body unto the children of men, then shall the fullness of the gospel
of the Messiah come unto the Gentiles, and from the Gentiles unto the
remnant of our seed; ·
2 Nephi 1:22 But behold, when the
time cometh that they (Gentiles who received the word and promises) shall
dwindle in unbelief, after they have received so great blessings from
the hand of the Lord; having a knowledge of the creation of the earth,
and all men, knowing the great and marvelous works of the Lord from the
creation of the world; having power given them to do all things by
faith; having all the commandments from the beginning, and having been
brought by his infinite goodness into this precious land of promise; 23
Behold, I say, If the day shall come that they will reject the Holy One
of Israel, the true Messiah, their Redeemer and their God, behold, the
judgments of him that is just, shall rest upon them; 24 Yea, he
will bring other nations unto them, and he will give unto them power,
and he will take away from them the lands of their possessions, and he
will cause them to be scattered and smitten. ·
2 Nephi 11:81 After my seed, and the
seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been
smitten by the Gentiles; ·
2 Nephi 11:83 And after they shall
have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the
words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful
shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief, shall not
be forgotten; ·
2 Nephi 11:86 For thus saith the Lord
God: They shall write the things which shall be done among them, and
they shall be written and sealed up in a book, and those who have
dwindled in unbelief shall not have them, for they seek to destroy the
things of God; ·
2 Nephi 11:89 And it shall come to
pass, that those who have dwindled in unbelief, shall be smitten by the
hand of the Gentiles. ·
Mosiah 1:7 I say unto you, my sons,
Were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the
hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and
have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers
would have dwindled in unbelief, ·
Alma 21:9 And these are the words:
Behold, I perceive that this very people, the Nephites, according to the
spirit of revelation which is in me, in four hundred years from the time
that Jesus Christ shall manifest himself unto them, shall dwindle in
unbelief; ·
Alma 21:11 Yea, and this because they
shall dwindle in unbelief, and fall into the works of darkness and
lasciviousness, and all manner of iniquities; ·
Alma 22:23 And those who were
faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord, were delivered at all
times, whilst thousands of their wicked brethren have been consigned to
bondage, or to perish by the sword, or to dwindle in unbelief, and
mingle with the Lamanites. ·
Helaman 2:58 And because of their
iniquity, the church had begun to dwindle; and they began to disbelieve
in the spirit of prophecy, and in the spirit of revelation; and the
judgments of God did stare them in the face. ·
Helaman 2:161 And thus we see that
the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, and grow in wickedness
and abominations, while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the
knowledge of their God; yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and
commandments, and to walk in truth and uprightness before him. ·
Helaman 5:101 Yea, even if they
should dwindle in unbelief, the Lord shall prolong their days until the
time shall come which hath been spoken of by our fathers, and also by
the prophet Zenos and many other prophets, concerning the restoration of
our brethren, the Lamanites, again, to the knowledge of the truth; ·
Helaman 5:106 For behold, had the
mighty works been shewn unto them which have been shewn unto you; yea,
unto them who have dwindled in unbelief because of the traditions of
their fathers, ye can see of yourselves, that they never would again
have dwindled in unbelief; ·
3 Nephi 9:91 Therefore, when these
works, and the work which shall be wrought among you hereafter, shall
come forth from the Gentiles unto your seed, which shall dwindle in
unbelief because of iniquity; ·
4 Nephi 1:38 And thus they did
dwindle in unbelief and wickedness, from year to year, even until two
hundred and thirty years had passed away. ·
4 Nephi 1:42 And it came to pass that
they who rejected the gospel, were called Lamanites, and Lemuelites, and
Ishmaelites; and they did not dwindle in unbelief, but they did wilfully
rebel against the gospel of Christ; ·
4 Nephi 1:43 And they did teach their
children that they should not believe, even as their fathers, from the
beginning, did dwindle. ·
Mormon 4:83 And the reason why he
ceaseth to do miracles among the children of men, is because that they
dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God
in whom they should trust. ·
Mormon 4:101 And these things are
written, that we may rid our garments of the blood of our brethren who
have dwindled in unbelief. ·
Ether 1:97 And now, after that, they
have all dwindled in unbelief, and there is none, save it be the
Lamanites, and they have rejected the gospel of Christ; therefore I am
commanded that I should hide them up again in the earth. Covenant with Abraham
·
1 Nephi 4:29 Which covenant the Lord
made to our father Abraham, saying, In thy seed shall all the
kindreds of the earth be blessed. ·
1 Nephi 5:132 Behold, he loved our fathers; and
he covenanted with them, yea, even Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob: and he remembered the covenants which he had made; ·
1 Nephi 7:20 And not only unto the Gentiles,
but unto all the house of Israel, unto the making known of the covenants
of the Father of heaven unto Abraham, saying, In thy seed shall
all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. ·
2 Nephi 12:74 And I will shew unto them that
fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of
Israel, that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham,
that I would remember his seed for ever. ·
3 Nephi 9:63 And behold ye are the children of
the prophets; and ye are of the house of Israel; and ye are of the covenant
which the Father made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And
in thy seed, shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed; ·
3 Nephi 9:65 And after that ye were blessed,
then fulfilleth the Father the covenant which he made with Abraham,
saying, In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed, unto
the pouring out of the Holy Ghost through me upon the Gentiles, which
blessing upon the Gentiles, shall make them mighty above all, unto the
scattering of my people, O house of Israel: and they shall be a scourge
unto the people of this land. ·
Mormon 2:49 But behold, it shall come to pass
that they shall be driven and scattered by the Gentiles; and after they
have been driven and scattered by the Gentiles, behold, then will the
Lord remember the covenant which he made unto Abraham, and
unto all the house of Israel. ·
Ether 6:12 And they are they who were
scattered and gathered in from the four quarters of the earth, and from
the north countries, and are partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant
which God made with their father Abraham. Covenant with Jacob
·
1 Nephi 5:132 Behold, he loved our
fathers; and he covenanted with them, yea, even Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob: and he remembered the covenants which he had made; ·
3 Nephi 2:108 And as he hath
covenanted with all the house of Jacob, even so shall the covenant
wherewith he hath covenanted with the house of Jacob, be fulfilled in
his own due time, unto the restoring all the house of Jacob unto the
knowledge of the covenant that he hath covenanted with them; ·
3 Nephi 9:58 And behold, this people
will I establish in this land, unto the fulfilling of the covenant which
I made with your father Jacob; and it shall be a new Jerusalem. ·
3 Nephi 10:1 But if they will repent,
and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will establish
my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant, and be
numbered among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this
land for their inheritance, and they shall assist my people, the remnant
of Jacob; ·
Mormon 3:32 And ye will also know
that ye are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; therefore ye are numbered
among the people of the first covenant; Covenant with House of Israel
Why
is it important? 1.
God said he would never break it a.
Judges 2:1 And an angel of the Lord came up
from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and
have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I
said, I will never break my covenant with you. 2.
The promise of Zion, that we Gentiles look forward to, it the
result from the covenants with Israel being fulfilled. ·
1 Nephi 3:217 And it came to pass that when the
angel had spoken these words, he said unto me, Remember thou the covenants
of the Father unto the house of Israel?(Everythiing that results is
due to the covenants of God with Israel—all the benefits for us and
the world.) ·
1 Nephi 3:230 And it came to pass that I, Nephi,
beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints
of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the
Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; ·
1 Nephi 3:236 And when the day cometh that
the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is
the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose foundation is
the devil, 1 Nephi 3:237 Then at that day, the
work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the
fulfilling of his covenants which he hath made to his people, who
are of the house of Israel. ·
1 Nephi 4:17 And at that day shall the remnant
of our seed know that they are of the house of Israel, and that they are
the covenant people of the Lord; ·
1 Nephi 4:28 Wherefore, our father hath not
spoken of our seed alone, but also of all the house of Israel,
pointing to the covenant which should be fulfilled in the latter
days; ·
1 Nephi 7:22 Wherefore, the Lord God will
proceed to make bare his arm in the eyes of all the nations, in bringing
about his covenants and his gospel, unto those who are of the
house of Israel. ·
2 Nephi 6:1 And now, my beloved brethren, I
have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants
of the Lord; that he has covenanted with the house of Israel; ·
2 Nephi 12:42 But behold, there shall be many at
that day, when I shall proceed to do a marvelous work among them, that I
may remember my covenants which I have made unto the children of
men, that I may set my hand again the second time to recover my people,
which are the house of Israel; ·
2 Nephi 12:74 And I will shew unto them that
fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of Israel,
that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham, that I would
remember his seed for ever. ·
2 Nephi 12:78 For the Lord covenanteth
with none, save it be with them that repent and believe in his Son, who
is the Holy One of Israel. ·
3 Nephi 4:59 But if not, O house of Israel,
the places of your dwellings shall become desolate, until the time of
the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers. ·
3
Nephi 7:29 And then will I gather them in from
the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfill the covenant
which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel. ·
3 Nephi 7:36 And then will I remember my covenant
which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will
bring my gospel unto them; Within the covenants to Israel: ·
II Chronicles 21:7 Howbeit
the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant
that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him
and to his sons forever. What was the problem with the House
of Israel? Is there a
latter-day parallel? ·
II Kings 17:15 And they rejected his statutes,
and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his
testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity,
and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them,
concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like
them. ·
II Kings 18:12 Because they obeyed not the voice
of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all
that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them,
nor do them. If the Mosaic Law was part of the
covenant, shouldn’t true Israelites still be keeping it? Covenant requires the death of the victim. 3 Nephi 7:9 For behold, the covenant
which I have made with my people, is not all fulfilled; but the law
which was given unto Moses, hath an end in me. Christ was the end of the covenant. Made a new one with Israel. (see other papers on Mosaic
law). We get brief glimpses of the people
keeping and understanding why they keep the covenant (i.e point towards
Christ) ·
II Kings 23:2 And the king went up into the
house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of
Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the
people, both small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of
the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the
Lord. ·
II Kings 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar,
and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and
to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all
their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant
that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. ·
II Chronicles 34:30 And the
king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all
the people, great and small; and he read in their ears all the words of
the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord. · |