There are prophets galore in the Old Testament, 5 books of instruction, lots of letters, but only one prophecy. The world needs no authoritative book. I have only 10 fingers. Ten chapters or paragraphs can be huge, but sentences forces the writer to be concise and cogent.
If you do not recognize the distinct identity and purpose of the Lord Yeshua you will inevitably experience a shipwreck. We keep trying liken him to ancient heroes, but he is in a class by himself.
Christ is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate and higher than any one we can find or name. He is holy by himself. He is all remedy and therefore can do no harm. His purity, separateness and stature blows all comers away
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Hebrews 7:26
Ask any reader – not necessarily a student – and you will find that Christ is lumped up with every Jack-in-the-box. People keep painting him into the corners of their discarded boxes: levitical priest, Mosaic economy king, Sinai covenant sacrifice, prophet in Moses mode, teacher like the scribes and Pharisees.
Whoever or whatever you think Yeshua is he has no peer. He calls the others (who come in God’s name?) thieves and robbers. So how dare anyone turn Yeshua into a student of Moses?
How did Israel get away with open idolatry all the while pretending to worship one God? There was no freedom of religion: Babylon and Nineveh fared better on that score. How do we get from worshipping one God to having idols?
“Do not worship idols. Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:4
Could the Israelites not have arrested, charged and tried every idolater. The sentence: death. If the law is primary the churches should be executing people. If not for idolatry for the very obvious profanation of the Sabbath.
We can be sure that no church will start executing people openly. The church will do what Judea did: get the civil power to silence perceived threats. The Romans were ready. The obsession with the ten commandments is a quick and easy doorway to tyranny. They never led to justice, mercy and faithfulness.
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
Leviticus 26:30
In New Testament times the world was still in the grasp of Satanic idolatry. The Jews were not an exception. They led the assault on worshipping the one true God.
Any natural human can do what the law says: they do not need God, law, tent, priest, prophet, or king.
Doing what the law or covenant says – eating, drinking, atonement rituals, festivals and circumcision – do not amount to an international standard.
for when Gentiles which have no law do by nature the things of the law, these [people], having no law, are a law unto themselves;
Romans 2:14
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