DECEPTION - God's Puzzle Solved

The Old Covenant Weakness5and therefore lacked the faith required to trust Himimplicitly (Hebrews 3). Moses would personally askGod for help with judgments regarding The Ten Commandments.The Law of Moses was not only of divineorigin but it was also of human origin – because ofIsrael’s weak and wrong desiring heart. They onlyobeyed God out of fear (not through faith) and did nottotally trust Him (Exodus 20 and Hebrews 3).This Law of Moses (The Old Covenant) was weak becauseIsrael lacked faith and didn’t trust God. Theyonly feared Him. It was weak because The Old Covenantcould not give them Salvation. It only spelled outwhat was right or wrong. It was how they knew theysinned when they transgressed (I John 3:4). This OldCovenant demanded every part and particle of TheLaw should be kept. If the people transgressed anypart of The Law (given by God, Moses or The Elders),then they broke the entire Law. You may ask why thisLaw was so severe?This Old Covenant was written for people who had awrong heart and lacked faith in God. It carried judgmentsand curses as well as blessings (Deuteronomy28-29). Even the smallest infringement containedjudgments and penalties (sacrifices). Israel had tolearn that they would be penalized no matter howsmall the sin. They had a wrong nature or heart andcouldn’t keep The Law. Therefore, Israel was penalizedso they would obey God out of fear. That is whatthey agreed to do and God accepted it.The Old Covenant Law, being based upon The Law