605 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 2 Part 1 Book 51 - A Shadow of Something Glorious to Come

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 51 A Shadow of Something Glorious to Come Hebrews 10:1-22 We’re going to go back to some of the things in Romans, but first let’s read Hebrews chapter 10 verse 1 where he writes: Hebrews 10:1a "For the law…" The Law, the Old Testament economy. Usually we think of the Ten Commandments as the Law. Because of the Ten Commandments, God instituted the Temple worship or what we call the ceremonial aspect of the Law. In other words, if they committed a particular sin, they had to bring a particular sacrifice. But naturally, basic to all of it was the moral law, the Ten Commandments. Hebrews 10:1a You cannot determine what kind of a tree it is from the shadow. To the tree. All right, now that’s the whole idea of the Old Testament economy. "Whose image is on that coin?" Caesar’s. All right, now that word image is the same word translated image here in Hebrews. Christ – death, burial, resurrection, ascension to glory. Let’s go back to Romans chapter 3 where the same Apostle Paul writes now, not in the language that pertains to the Jew, but in language that pertains to the non-Jew. That’s why Paul is always emphasizing that he was the Apostle of the Gentiles (Romans 11:13). Only, he’s approaching two different kinds of people. Romans 3:19a "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law;…" Israel. Israel was under the Law, not the Gentile world. Only Israel practiced the Temple worship and the sacrifices and had the priesthood. All right, but the power of the Law to condemn didn’t stop at the borders of Israel; it went to the whole human race. To every last human being that’s ever lived, the Law condemned. Read on: Romans 3:19b "…that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God." Now, you know I repeat and repeat and repeat. And over and over people say, keep repeating. That "all the world may become guilty." Romans 3:20 by the deeds of the law (or keeping the Law) there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: (Jew or Gentile. for by the law is the knowledge of (not salvation or eternal life, but what?) sin." That’s all the Law can do is show us our sin. You’re guilty. You’re guilty. James says, "If you’re guilty of one, you’re guilty of how many? One of my favorite words in Scripture. Romans 3:21a Oh yeah, that’s all the Law could do was condemn – but – there’s a tremendous loophole. Romans 3:21 But now the righteousness of God without the law (now we’re coming to the end of the shadow, we’re coming to the image. is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;" I say, "He never claimed to." Look what he says right here. The Law and the Prophets. From Genesis 1:1, this blessed Book is a progressive revelation. Through the Old Testament economy Christ came in His first advent, presented Himself to the Nation of Israel for three years, but was rejected and crucified in order to become the supreme sacrifice that the Law again, was just a shadow of. See? All right, so after being witnessed by the law and the prophets, this is now evident that "the righteousness of God," not man’s righteousness, but God’s righteousness as we see in verse 22. Romans 3:22a "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe:…" There’s more than faith plus nothing." Because it is Faith plus Nothing! It isn’t faith ‘plus.’ (Romans 10:9-10) Romans 1:16a Believeth! This whole system of the Law, which was only the shadow, with all of its works; feast days, the sacrifices, continuously – never ending. Hebrews 10:1b "…sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect." Or prepared and ready for God. Now, I find it hard to believe, but I’ve read it more than once, that Josephus made the claim that at the time of Christ, almost a million animals a year were sacrificed. Hebrews 10:2a Reading on in verse 2: Hebrews 10:2b Now verse 3. Hebrews 10:3 "But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins (how often?) Hebrews 10:4-5 Did God take pleasure in all those innocent animals being slaughtered? Here in Isaiah, this is God speaking through the prophet concerning all these sacrifices. Isaiah 1:10 "Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom (now that’s the other word for Jerusalem) give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah." Now, why in the world call Jerusalem, Sodom and Gomorrah? Now verse 11. Isaiah 1:11 "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? Isaiah 1:12-13 See, most people don’t understand the customs. All right, see this is what the Lord is talking about. God says, "I cannot, away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting." Isaiah 1:15 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible