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"Owe no man anything, but to love one another; for he that loveth another hath
fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt
not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other
commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, viz., Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself" (Rom. 13: 8, 9).
and with the Lord's words in Matt. 22::--
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law
and the prophets" (Matt. 22: 37, 40).
#55. The application of the Ten Commandments
as shown in the judgments of Exod. 21: - 23:
pp. 86 - 92
We have seen in the "ten words" the great basis of the covenant made with Israel, and
we are yet to see how the whole tabernacle and its services revolve around the ark, in
which rested the tables of testimony, and the mercy seat which covered it. Before we
turn our attention to the tabernacle it seems fitting that we should acquaint ourselves with
the judgments that were added to the "ten words". It will be found upon examination that
they unfold and apply the law given in the tables of stone. It will be remembered that the
ten commandments divide the duties of Israel into two sets, five dealing with God and
five dealing with man. The N.T. sums up the law and the prophets as love to God and
love to neighbour.
The ten-fold exposition.
In Exod. 20: the covenant is given, and in Exod. 24: the covenant is ratified, and it
will be seen that this covenant is concerned with:--
1.
All the words of the Lord, i.e., the "ten words" of 20: 1-17.
2.
All the judgments, i.e., those of 21:-23:
"And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the
judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the
Lord hath said will we do" (Exod. 24: 3).
These "judgments" follow the arrangement of the ten commandments, namely, five
sections are devoted to Israel's attitude to God, and five sections deal with Israel, or the
Lord's attitude to man, one to another or to strangers.
Let us take a broad view of the whole section 20: 21 23: 33.