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Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Malachi 4:4<\/div>\n
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What are the Statutes and Judgments and how do they fit into God’s system of laws? Apparently they did not end at the cross since we are strongly admonished by Malachi to remember them in these last days. What did end at the cross? Here is a brief statement from the Spirit of Prophecy about this.<\/div>\n
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There are two distinct laws brought to view. One is the law of types and shadows, which reached to the time of Christ, and ceased when type met antitype in his death. The other is the law of Jehovah, and is as abiding and changeless as his eternal throne. After the crucifixion, it was a denial of Christ for the Jews to continue to offer the burnt offerings and sacrifices which were typical of his death. It was saying to the world that they looked for a Redeemer to come, and had no faith in Him who had given his life for the sins of the world. Hence the ceremonial law ceased to be of force at the death of Christ.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Signs of the Times 07\/29\/86<\/div>\n
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Daniel made a clear statement about what would cease when Jesus died.<\/div>\n
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And he<\/em> (the Messiah) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0. \u00a0. \u00a0. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Daniel 9:27<\/div>\n
(Oblations were bloodless offerings, such as food offerings, that were brought to the temple.)<\/div>\n
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To understand this issue better, let us look at the Old Testament background of when and how each category of law was given.<\/div>\n
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Moral Law–<\/strong><\/div>\n
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On the morning of the third day, as the eyes of all the people were turned toward the mount, its summit was covered with a thick cloud, which grew more black and dense, sweeping downward until the entire mountain was wrapped in darkness and awful mystery. Then a sound as of a trumpet was heard, summoning the people to meet with God; and Moses led them forth to the base of the mountain. . . . And now the thunders ceased; the trumpet was no longer heard; the earth was still. There was a period of solemn silence, and then the voice of God was heard. Speaking out of the thick darkness that enshrouded Him, as He stood upon the mount, surrounded by a retinue of angels, the Lord made known His law. \u00a0 . \u00a0. \u00a0.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Patriarchs and Prophets<\/u>, p. 304<\/div>\n
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This is quite obviously describing the giving of the Moral Law, the Ten Commandments. God Himself spoke them directly to the people from Mount Sinai shortly after they arrived there, about 3 months after their leaving Egypt.<\/div>\n
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Statutes–<\/strong><\/div>\n
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In consequence of continual transgression, the Moral Law was repeated in awful grandeur from Sinai. Christ gave to Moses religious precepts<\/u> which were to govern the everyday life. These statutes<\/u> were explicitly given to guard the ten commandments. They were not shadowy types to pass away with the death of Christ. They were to be binding upon man in every age as long as time should last. These commands were enforced by the power of the Moral Law, and they clearly and definitely explained that law.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Review and Herald 05\/06\/75<\/div>\n
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Statutes were “religious precepts” “given to guard the ten commandments.”<\/div>\n
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Judgments–<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The minds of the people, blinded and debased by slavery and heathenism, were not prepared to appreciate fully the far-reaching principles of God’s ten precepts. That the obligations of the Decalogue might be more fully understood and enforced, additional precepts were given, illustrating and applying the principles of the Ten Commandments. These laws were called judgments<\/u>, both because they were framed in infinite wisdom and equity and because the magistrates were to give judgment according to them<\/u>. Unlike the Ten Commandments, they were delivered privately to Moses, who was to communicate them to the people.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Patriarchs and Prophets<\/u>, p. 310<\/div>\n
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Judgments were “additional precepts . . . illustrating and applying the principles of the Ten Commandments” and “the magistrates were to give judgment according to them.”<\/div>\n
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Ceremonial Law–<\/strong><\/div>\n
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After the completion of the tabernacle He communicated with Moses from the cloud of glory above the mercy seat, and gave him full directions concerning the system of offerings and the forms of worship to be maintained in the sanctuary<\/u>. The ceremonial law<\/u> was thus given to Moses, and by him written in a book. But the law of Ten Commandments spoken from Sinai had been written by God Himself on the tables of stone, and was sacredly preserved in the ark.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Patriarchs and Prophets<\/u>, p. 364<\/div>\n
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The Ceremonial Law was given to Moses to be repeated later to the people “after the completion of the tabernacle,” “from the cloud of glory above the mercy seat.” This was approximately 9 months after God spoke the Decalogue from Mount Sinai.<\/div>\n
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Now go to the Bible and review the order in which these things were given:<\/div>\n

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Exodus 20: \u00a0the Ten Commandments spoken by God to the people (in the third month after leaving Egypt–Exodus 19:1)<\/p>\n

Exodus 21-24: \u00a0Statutes and Judgments spoken by God to Moses for the people<\/p>\n

Exodus 25-39: \u00a0Instructions for the Tabernacle given to Moses<\/p>\n

Exodus 40: \u00a0The Tabernacle completed (on the first day of the first month of the second year–Exodus 40:17)<\/p>\n

Leviticus 1-8+: \u00a0The Ceremonial Law spoken (from the Tabernacle of the Congregation–Leviticus 1:1)<\/p>\n

Conclusion –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul, in the book of Hebrews, gives a very detailed explanation of this subject of what changed. If we look there carefully, we can see what ended and changed at the cross. When Jesus died, He was the fulfillment of certain types that pointed forward to Him, and these are what ended at the cross. Paul tells us that Jesus has a better Priestly ministry (the old priesthood ended), He was a better Sacrifice (the sacrificial system ended), and He serves in a better, Heavenly Tabernacle (the earthly temple is no longer necessary). These 3 parts of the Law – the priesthood, the sacrifices, and the temple – are all that changed. We are quite safe in assuming that if the New Testament does not tell us that something has been changed, then it remains. All other parts of what God gave His people – the Ten Commandments, the Statutes and Judgments, the dietary laws, etc. – are still valid.<\/p>\n

The light given me is that we are to study more than we do the instruction given to Moses by God after He had proclaimed the law from Sinai. The ten commandments were spoken by God Himself, and were then written on tables of stone, to be preserved till the judgment should take place. After the giving of the law, God gave Moses specifications regarding the law. These specifications are plain and explicit. No one need make a mistake.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the day of judgment we shall be asked whether we have lived in harmony with these specifications. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Australasian Union Conference Record 03\/25\/07<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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