The lesson on October 30, 2022 was part 2 of the “Law and Grace” study.
After a review of the previous lesson, we were directed to “the weightier matters of the law” from Matthew 23:23 KJV.
This passage is where Jesus was addressing the scribes and Pharisees calling them hypocrites!
In this verse, Jesus explains what the weightier matters were, being judgement, mercy and faith.
These are major topics for the Apostle Paul and part of his gospel.
We look at the first use of the Hebrew word Law, 08451 תּוֹרָה towrah {to-raw’} or תֹּרָה torah {to-raw’} in Genesis 26:5 KJV.
Abraham obeyed God and kept God’s charge, commandments, statues and laws.
Hence, law existed before Moses and the written law given at Mount Sinai.
Some of these laws were part of the Code of Hammurabi.
The second use of “torah” was in Exodus 12:49 where one law should apply to the homeborn and foreign visitors.
There are 214 verses and 220 hits in the Old Testament where “torah” is mentioned.
One of the statements that we were to ponder was “We are NOT “under” the law so we do not need to obey the LAW.”.
We learned of the Greek word ἄνομος, ον simply without law.
These passages are where this word is used: Mk.
15:28; Lk.
22:37; Acts 2:23; 1 Cor.
9:21; 2 Thess.
2:8; 1 Tim.
1:9; 2 Pet.
2:8.
All of the modern bibles have omitted Mk.
15:28.
We were then shown appendix 15 of the Companion Bible which shows where law existed before Sinai.
Consequently, some of these laws made it into the Mosaic law.
The idea of household rule is in one of our favorite words: Dispensation!
We ended with the promise to look into this deeper.
