Are you familiar with THESE scripture?
Matt 22:
[36] Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
[37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
[38] This is the first and great commandment.
[39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[40] On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Rom 9:
[31] But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
[32] Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
[33] As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
And HEREIN lies the ANSWER to YOUR question: Israel became FOLLOWERS of the LAW for OBEDIENCE sake. NEVER 'learning' what it was GIVEN to TEACH. A stiff-necked and 'hard headed' folk they were indeed. Spending their efforts in an ATTEMPT to FOLLOW the law instead of SEEKING out the wisdom that it offered.
Rom 13:
[8] Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
[10] Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Now, I ask, could it BE any PLAINER than what is offered in the above statement?
Gal 3:
[24] Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Gal 5:
[14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[18] But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
1 Tim 1:
[3] As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
[4] Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
[5] Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
[6] From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
[7] Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
[8] But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
[9] Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
[10] For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;[11] According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
[12] And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
[13] Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
[14] And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
[15] This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
[16] Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
[17] Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[18] This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
[19] Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
[20] Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
What I have previously offered was NOT offered out of IGNORANCE. The scriptures speak PLAINLY that the LAW was for a PURPOSE. And that PURPOSE was to TEACH 'LOVE'. That the Jews were UNABLE to come to the understanding has NO bearing on the FACT that the Law WAS designed and delivered for the purpose of TEACHING. But the Jews chose to be OBEDIENT FOLLOWERS for the sake of OBEDIENCE rather than ALLOWING the LAWS to BE written in THEIR hearts; LOVE.
I know, when a sumarization of what is contained within the Word is offered, MOST will be UNABLE to see or accept it. But WHEN one has come to the Revelation offered within, THEN it becomes apparent WHAT the 'purpose of' NOT ONLY THE LAW, but The Word ITSELF was offered. and that purpose CAN be 'summed up' in ONE Word: love. For ALL that has been offered in scripture PLAINLY states that NO MATTER what YOUR understanding or deed BE, if it is DONE 'without love' then it is USELESS.
So, read the scriptures offered above. Understand what they offer and THEN it will become apparent IN YOUR HEART that the PURPOSE of the LAW was to TEACH. And the LESSON that it offered was: LOVE.
Blessings,
MEC
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