GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

242 God’s Workit.” The Israelites felt they needed some kind of image to lookupon and to worship. God recognized that Israel would always becarnal and stiff-necked. Originally, God had wanted Israel to beable to keep His Ten Commandments in their hearts.When God had completed giving these Ten Commandments, it isstated that, “…and he added no more” (Deuteronomy 5:22). SoThe Ten Commandments constituted the full and only spiritualrequirement that was issued by God (Malachi 4:4). From thebeginning of The Old Covenant, given to Moses, which was givento Israel, God wanted His Ten Commandments to be kept spiritually.God was telling them from the very start of their nationhow The Ten Commandments were to be kept “spiritually” intheir hearts (Deuteronomy 5:28-29). Paul said that The Law wasa spiritual matter and not a matter of keeping The Letter of TheLaw.Jesus said that God only wants Christians to worship Him in“spirit” and “truth.” “God is a Spirit: and they that worshiphim must worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). Thisis exactly what Paul meant when he said, “…the law is spiritual…”(Romans 7:14).Letter Of The LawIf The Law of God is a Spiritual Law, then a logical question arises.Why did God instruct Moses to write The Law in The Letter? Furthermore,many ask, “What is The Letter of The Law?” You mustremember that The Law that was added was a separate Law thathad been added to The Ten Commandments, “…Wherefore thenserveth the law? It was added because of transgressions…”(Galatians 3:19). What Law was that? This was another Lawthat was added to the original Ten Commandment Law. This