2 Corinthians 3:7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
We are not to use the law to twist it into something outside its purpose. Your words.
Galatians 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Thats the purpose of the law written on stones.
So does the teaching
stop* when we get to Messiah? Or do we (shamah) "hear and obey"
Him*?
Mattithyah 22:36-40, "Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?
*Yahshua said to him: You must love Yahweh your Father with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
*2 Thess 2:6-12, "For the
mystery of iniquity (secret initiation of lawlessness*) is already working, but the One restraining him will continue to restrain him, until he is made to appear in the midst. And then that
lawless one will be revealed,
whom Yahshua will remove with the breath of His mouth, and make powerless with the appearance of His coming-- Whose coming is according to the
energy of Satan, who works with all power, and signs, and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of sin in those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason, Yahweh will send them strong delusion, that they would believe the deception, In order that all those may be judged as not having believed the truth, but as having delighted in
sin."
*What is the "mystery of iniquity" ?
3466 mustérion
mustérion: a mystery or secret doctrine
Short Definition: anything hidden, a mystery
Definition:
a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary;
458 anomia
anomia: lawlessness
Short Definition:lawlessness, iniquity
Definition:
lawlessness, iniquity, disobedience, sin
Are you willing to understand the
transformation of the Priesthood?
Hebrews 7:11-12, "Now if perfection had been attainable through
the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been
for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? For the
priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity
a change also of the law."
Strong's Concordance
3331 - metathesis
metathesis: a change, removal
Original Word: μετάθεσις, εως, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: metathesis
Phonetic Spelling: (met-ath'-es-is)
Short Definition:change,
transformation, removal
Definition: (a) change, transformation, (b) removal.
Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) transfer: from one place to another 2) to change 2a) of things instituted or established
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From G3346; transposition, that is, transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law):—change, removing, translation.
Strong's Concordance
3346 - metatithemi
metatithemi: I transfer, desert, change
Original Word: μετατίθημι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: metatithemi
Phonetic Spelling: (met-at-ith'-ay-mee)
Short Definition: I transfer, desert, change
Definition: (a) I transfer, mid: I go over to another party, desert, (b) I change.
Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) to transpose (two things, one of which is put in place of the other)
1a) to transfer
1b) to change
1c) to transfer one's self or suffer one's self to be transferred
1c1) to go or pass over
1c2) to fall away or desert from one person or thing to another
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From G3326 and G5087; to transfer, that is, (literally) transport, (by implication) exchange, (reflexively) change sides, or (figuratively) pervert:—carry over, change, remove, translate, turn.
The Perfect Priest!;
Hebrews 4:1-15, "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest Who has ascended into the heavens: Yahshua the Son of Yahweh, let us hold fast our profession. For we do not have a High Priest Who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all ways tempted as we are--yet was without sin."
Hebrews 9:11-12, "But the Messiah came near as a High Priest over the righteous things to come, with the great and
more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation;
Nor through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once, for all, having obtained eternal redemption."
For it was written long before it happened:
Psalm 89:26-37, "He will call out to Me; You are my Father, O Yahweh! You are the Rock of my salvation! And I will make Him My firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. My mercy I will keep for Him forever and
My covenant will stand fast with Him. And I will establish his Seed forever, and his throne will be as the days of heaven. Should his children forsake My Law, and refuse to walk in My judgments; Should they profane My statutes, and fail to keep My commandments; Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with lashes from the whip. Nevertheless, My lovingkindness I will not utterly withdraw from him, nor will I ever betray My faithfulness.
My covenant I will not break, nor will I change what that has gone out of My lips. Once for all, I have vowed by My holiness--
I cannot lie, and I say to David: His Seed will endure forever, and his throne will endure before Me like the sun. His throne will be established forever like the moon: the faithful witness in the sky."
Psalm 89:26-37, "...My covenant will stand fast with Him...My covenant I will not break, nor will I change what that has gone out of My lips. Once for all, I have vowed by My holiness--I cannot lie..."
Romans 3:28, "For we maintain that
a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the Law."
Romans 3:31, "
Are we then doing away with the Law through the faith?
By no means! Rather, we establish the Law!"
Romans 6:1-2, "
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?
By no means!How can we who died to sin still live in it?"
John 10:16, "And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. So there will be
one flock, one shepherd (4166. poimén)."
Mattithyah 22:37-40, "Yahshua said to him:
You must love Yahweh your Father with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might (Deut 6:5). This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself (Lev 19:18).
On these two commandments hang all* the Law and the Prophets."
*all is word #G3650 - holos
Strong's Concordance
holos: whole, complete
Original Word: ὅλος, η, ον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: holos
Phonetic Spelling: (hol'-os)
Short Definition:
all, the whole, entire
Definition:
all, the whole, entire, complete
Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1)
all, whole, completely
Matt 5:18, "For truly I say to you;
Unless heaven and earth passes away, one yodh--the smallest of the letters--will in no way pass from the Law, until all things are perfected."
Revelation 21:1-2, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea. And I, Yahchanan, saw the holy city, Yahweh Shammah, coming down from Yahweh out of heaven, prepared as brides adorned for their husbands. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of Yahweh is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and Yahweh Himself will be with them, and be their Father.
Key points to understand IMO Psalm 89:26-37 and "priesthood being changed"
2 Corinthians 3:7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away
Thats the purpose of the law written on stones.
This " ministration of death" ?
Romans 13:9-14, "For
the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not bring false testimony, You shall not covet, and
all other commandments are summed up in these Laws; namely: You must love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore
love is the fulfilling of the Law. Put On Yahshua Messiah And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the daytime; not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sexual impurity and debauchery, not in strife and envy. Rather, humble yourself to our Ruler, Yahshua Messiah, and put a stop to providing for the lusts of the flesh."
2 peter 3:15-17, "And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother
Paul also
wrote to you according to the wisdom given
him, as
he does in all
his letters when
he speaks in them of these matters. There are
some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. You therefore, beloved,
knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability."
for the;
*2 Thess 2:6-12, "For the
mystery of iniquity (secret initiation of lawlessness*) is already working..."
may you have peace and joy and truth of the Most High.