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Covenants Presentation Pt 9 Covenants Presentation Part 9 transcribed from video Torah Is Transformed, Center Calibrated and Internalized To Love Transforming the Law to Love For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Yahushua Messiah (Joh 1:17 KJV) We’ve been working diligently to get through this agenda and you can see we are moving toward the bottom part. In this session we will be going through parts 4 and 5 of this area that I’ve labeled “The Way” . Agenda: Background and summary of Israel’s History Sinai and Moab Covenants First Born and First Fruits Design Preceded the Levitical System Old Contract Disposition Levitical Law was an add on Broken by Israel The New Contract A More Perfect Way Prophesied A Better Hope is Declared Higher Benchmarks – Revolutionary Attributes Perfected and Fulfilled by Yahushua A More Excellent Way 1. Yahushua fulfilled every OT scripture predicting His coming 2. The law and prophets point to Yahushua 3. 1 st covenant contract is abolished 4. Torah is transformed and center calibrated to love 5. New contract internalizes YHWH’s law in a believer’s heart and mind 6. New contract is comprised of 2 great commandments 7. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets 8. Obedience to Torah is fulfilled and satisfied through love 9. Love leads to obedience Covenants Presentation Part 9 1

Actually the scriptures have labeled it “The Way”. It’s a more excellent way. Apollos was asked by Pricilla and Aquila to understand the “More Excellent Way” in Acts. We’ve studied t hat scripture previously, and it actually formed the basis for calling this a More Excellent Way. Pricilla and Aquila told Apollos there was a more excellent way, and I’m broadcasting that truth today. There is a more excellent way and the Torah is transformed and center calibrated to love. The New Contract also internalizes YHWH’s law in a Believer’s heart and mind. We are going to look at the details of these two separate points. Purpose and Scope Examine the covenants at Sinai, Moab and the Upper Room Determine if Yahushua modified, magnified, or abolished the law I hope we are starting to see that. You will see that clearly as we go into the further verses of the Sermon on the Mount. We will see that he modified some of the previous law, he magnified some of it and he abolished some of it. That may be a surpris e to some but that’s what we will see. Discover what laws Yahushua fulfilled. We will see what laws he fulfilled and the ones he has been modifying or abolishing. We will see that in the scriptures On the Sermon on the Mount. Explore the terms of the new contract established by Yahushua . We will also look at the terms of the new contract, touch on that subject. Detail the characteristic and attributes of the way Substantiate what law/laws are applicable today. Some think not, some think they all are. We will look at this in more detail. Review – The Way 3. The 1 st Covenant Contract is Abolished It’s the third step of the nine step program on page 1. We’ve spent a lot of time on showing that the first covenant contract is abolished. There are a lot of people that don’t like that terminology. They don’t like to hear that the contract was abolished but it was. That’s what the scriptures say. It’s an important part of the foundation to understand the fullness of this session on the covenants. Understand that the first covenant contract, the one established at Moab, it’s important to understand that was abolished. We see that most clearly in Paul’s writings. Paul, in 2 Corinthians chapter 3 has a section of scripture that I want to review because of its significance. 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 Covenants Presentation Part 9 2

countenance; which glory was to be done away G2673=to be entirely idle, useless, destroy, put away, make void : For if the ministration of condemnation (sentencing adversely) be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. (The first administration was glorious but by comparison it doesn’t hold a candle to the new administration under Yahushua Messiah) For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away G2673=to be entirely idle, useless, destroy, put away, make void was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: (Paul is using plain speech) And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished G2673=to be entirely idle, useless, destroy, put away, make void : But their minds G3540=perception were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which (vail added ) is done away G2673=to be entirely idle, useless, destroy, put away, make void in Messiah. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. (Is the veil on your heart? If you continue to abide by this old covenant, the vail is on your heart is what this is saying) Nevertheless when it (their heart) shall turn to YHWH, the vail shall be taken away. Now YHWH is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of YHWH is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face (no vail) beholding as in a glass the glory of YHWH, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of YHWH (2Co 3:7-18 KJV) In the previous session when we highlighted this, the word katargeo was the Greek word used four times in this one section of scripture. I showed you a number of other locations in the new contract in the New Testament where this same word katargeo was used and its meaning and content. Also the context on how it is used in all cases means to be done away, no longer useful, no longer valid. This scripture is one that is very important to get your arms around and to understand properly. Don’ t try to have some work- around that Paul is trying to say something else, because he isn’t. He is saying what is said here, he even goes on to say I’m going to speak to you clearly about this. Also in the last session we detailed and surveyed Hebrews 9 through Hebrews 10 verse 20, a 48 verse section. We looked at, and were able to see the comparisons that Hebrews was making to the old contract/covenant were comparisons that had to have been made in the covenant at Moab. There were 3 covenants; it’s one of the foundational items in the study. Go back to part 2 if that’s a new idea to you. There are 3 covenants i n the 40 years the Children of Israel wandered in the desert, being led by Moses. The first one was at Mt. Sinai; the second one was later at Mt. Sinai and the third which combined the second, some 40 years later. Covenants Presentation Part 9 3