So let me get this right. According to the Bible God gave the old covenant in front about 2 million Israelites and they all heard prophecy at Mt Sinai.
The New Covenant was affirmed when Jesus rose from the dead and was seen about 2 dozen people and was recorded by people who did not see the event.
did I get this right?
2006-07-04 05:24:16 · 23 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
oh, and that Paul was the one that showed how the old Covenant dose not apply anymore
2006-07-04 05:30:21 · update #1
ok lets say it was 500.
is that anything near an entire nation of over 2 million.
if God wanted to revoke a covenant he should have done it with at least the same amount of force
2006-07-04 05:38:25 · update #2
ok lets say it was 500.
is that anything near an entire nation of over 2 million.
if God wanted to revoke a covenant he should have done it with at least the same amount of force
2006-07-04 05:38:29 · update #3
well First he was seen by over 500 people.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1Co 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
1Co 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
NEXT all of the old testament people did not hear God give the commandments. Moses was the man and he gave most of the commandments. as he recieved them from God. He was 40 days on the mountain when he came back with the 10 commandments..
God normally uses a man to do things.
In the new testament, I would hardly say that the apostles didn't see Jesus after the raised from the dead. I don't know why you would say that. Also Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were all with Jesus and lived the gospels that they wrote. The Apostle Paul saw Jesus on the road to Damascus.
So I think that you are a long way from being right in what you wrote..
God did not revoke the covenant in that sense, he completed it or fulfilled it and the new took its place. The old was done, just like a project that has two phases. The first phase was over and done..
2 million people did not hear God give the commandments, Moses gave them to the people..
Why do you feel that you have the right to tell God how and when he will make his plans. He does things the way he wants and does not ask our opinion or judgment on his program.. So Who made you the judge???
2006-07-04 05:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact of the matter is that the new covenant isn't really new. Abraham did not have the ten commandments, neither did enoch, noah, and a few others who went to heaven. These patriarchs show that they lived by faith in what God taught them, faith that God would bless them. The old covenant was not much different from the new until the ten commandments came along. Then the people began to believe that it was adherence to the law that saved you. The truth is that the law never saved anyone. It required faith in God, Love God and you will obey his law willingly, But the mosaic laws made following the law next to impossible by the time of the apostles. The pharisee were like the ACLU, they kept getting new laws generated because they couldn't accept common sense as being a viable way of approaching God.
2006-07-18 15:54:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God made the old covenant with Abraham because he wanted His people to return to Him. It was a promise that Abraham would receive blessing from God. I would encourage you to reread Genesis 15. The new covenant is between Jesus and us. The new covenant is about what Jesus did on the cross. How do we know that God is staying true to his covenant? When we as Christians acknowledge that we are sinners and we believe that Jesus took away our sins when he died and rose again then we have started to understand God's new covenant with us. Its not important how many people witnessed this. It important what you believe about God.
2006-07-04 12:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by preacher man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are wrong. The first covenant started with Abraham, not with Moses. Here's how it started:
1 Now the LORD had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
One man and God, no witnesses.
As for the law, that was given to Moses, long after God started the people of Israel with Abraham, Moses was the only one, who actually heard God's voice.
Exodus 20, 18 & 19:
18 Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.
19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
Of course you know the rest of the story; while Moses was on Mount Sinai, talking to God, the rest of the people stayed down with Aaron and built a calf of gold and worshipped it!
2006-07-05 02:19:00 · answer #4 · answered by tabs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was recorded by all who saw Him except Paul, and actually Paul spoke directly with Jesus when He appeared to him on the road to Damascus.
The Bible also states that he appeared to Many people and even stayed on earth for 40 days. So that is more than 2 dozen people if you think about it and also that it is even stated in the Bible that when Jesus was risen alot of saints rose from the grave too as testament and the first fruits of his labour.
2006-07-04 12:50:29 · answer #5 · answered by Damian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
law was given to Moses - Moses then passed it on to the Israelites.
Over 500 saw Jesus - after he rose
(1Cor 15v5-6)
p.s. God didn't revoke the covenant, man did.
2006-07-04 12:35:43 · answer #6 · answered by banjo_mccain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Point one, as is recorded in the BIBLE he was seen by over five-hundred different people in the forty days from resurrection to Ascension.
The New Covenant releases us from the penalty of the law which is death and separation from GOD.
Through Jesus Christ we can receive forgiveness and not suffer the spiritual separation form GOD.
2006-07-04 12:31:52 · answer #7 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over 500 people saw Him after the resurrection.
In Jeremiah, he prophesied that the new covenant was coming. Those who studied the Old Writings knew this.
2006-07-04 12:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by n9wff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Covenant that GOD gave to Moses was applicable to the people of the Old Testament. It ended there. So, when Jesus came, he changed the Covenant..... "That you love one another as I have loved you." But of course, not to the degree of loving others as your wife. ;)
2006-07-17 04:29:51 · answer #9 · answered by Rosario M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus ended the old covenant,the law of moses,you are free,yes you got it right,the reason the jews hold on to the law is that they rejected Jesus as the messiah
2006-07-17 18:33:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋