There seems to be a great deal of confusion among Christians about the need to follow God's Ten Commandments. Many could not distinguish between the ceremonial laws, also called the Ordinances, which were abolished on the cross, and the Ten eternal Commandments. This disagreement led some to conclude that all the Ten Commandments had been repealed and that we were now “under grace.”
What changed on the cross? Where were all the rules and regulations abolished? Can we now do whatever we want and be called sin? After all, the Bible describes sin as a crime. Although this sounds strange, many today preach that we no longer need to observe the Ten Commandments. This means that murder, theft, adultery, etc. are all right. They may argue that in response to such an argument we should keep only the laws of the land - a theory that would explain why more than 50% of Christian marriages today end in divorce and premarital and adultery are almost as common among Christians, as they are in the world.
We need to be able to distinguish between the ceremonial law given to the Jews to follow until the coming of the Messiah, and the law of the Ten Commandments, which God wrote on a stone, as an everlasting covenant between Himself and man.
All the regulations (the law of service) were written in the book of Moses' hand and were placed in a pocket next to the ark of the covenant. The Ten Commandments were written on stone and placed inside the Ark. The Feast of the Feast included many special feasts and Holydays, all of which foreshadowed the work that Christ was to do.
The Festival of Booths, with its sacrificial system, pointed to the coming of the Messiah. Every time an animal was sacrificed and its blood was shed in the old Jewish temple, it was a reminder to observers that one day the Savior would come and die for their sins. So, John the Baptist pointed to our Lord Jesus Christ and said, "Behold the Lamb of God".
When Jesus died on the cross of Calvary, the veil of the great temple was torn from top to bottom, indicating that all the feasts and sacrifices were complete. The priests were no longer required to offer sacrifices. One great and complete Sacrifice was offered that day when the true Passover Lamb bowed its head and died. When he cried out, "It has been accomplished!"
This was also foretold in Bible prophecy by the prophet Daniel, more than six hundred years before the birth of Christ. He wrote in Dan 9:27 "And he shall establish a covenant with many for one week (seven literal years, according to the prophetic word): and during the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease;"
Regarding the Ten Commandments, Jesus himself said: “Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle will in no way pass from the law until all things are accomplished.” - Matthew 5:18.
All Bible quotations are from the King James Version.
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