“Understanding the Law of God”

Pastor Jason West
July 16, 2023

Exodus 34:28 “So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.”

I. The Impact of God’s Law in the Founding of the U.S.

          A. Outside the Supreme Court Building

          B. On the Supreme Court Doors

          C. Inside the Supreme Court’s Courtroom

          D. Outside the Library of Congress

          E. In the National Archives

          F. Moses’ Picture in the House Chamber in the Capital Building

          G. Supreme Court Building, Texas

          H. E Pluribus Unum

II. The Mountain of God

         (Exodus 19:1-2)

         A. God Speaks to Moses from

              (Exodus 19:18a)

                     • Jebel el Lawz (Jabal al-Lawz)

         B. God Gives Moses the

              (Exodus 19:3a; 31:18)

                     1. Ceremonial Law

                     2. Civil Law

                     3.

Reveal Answer

Law

           D. The

of the Law – The 10 Commandments
                 (Mark 12:28b-31)

                     1. Love

(the First 4 Commandments)

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

                     2. Love Your

(the Last 6 Commandments)

Leviticus 19:18b “you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”

            E. Each Commandment Summarizes Many

            F. The Law Will Not

You

Exodus 19:3b-4 “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.’”

Exodus 20:1-2 “And God spoke all these words, saying, ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.’”

            G. What Does the Law Do?

                     1. It Reveals God’s

Reveal Answer

Exodus 19:5 “Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;”

                     2. It Reveals a Different Way to Live

Exodus 19:6 “and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”

                     3. It Acts As a

Reveal Answer

                         (2 Corinthians 3:18)

James 1:22-25 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.”

            H. Now That I’m a Believer, How Do I Relate to the Law?

                     1. The Ceremonial Law
                         (Hebrews 8:13)

                     2. The Civil Law
                         (Ephesians 2:1-14)

                     3. The Moral Law
                         (Romans 6:1, 13:9-10)