Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

Obedience to Law

Why did the Lord take His people out of Egypt? BR-ASI9 255.1

“He brought forth His people with joy, and His chosen with gladness: . . . that they might observe His statutes, and keep His laws.” Psalm 105:43-45. BR-ASI9 255.2

How were they to teach the law to their children? BR-ASI9 255.3

“Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” Deuteronomy 6:7. BR-ASI9 255.4

What promise to Israel hinged on keeping the law? BR-ASI9 255.5

“Now therefore, if ye will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto Me above all people: for all the earth is Mine: and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.” Exodus 19:5, 6. BR-ASI9 255.6

Was this promise made to the Jews alone? BR-ASI9 255.7

“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:1-3. BR-ASI9 255.8

“If ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:29. BR-ASI9 255.9

Note.—From these texts it will be readily seen that God had not one provision of grace and one law for the Jew and another means of salvation and another law for the Gentile; but the plan was that all the families of the earth should be recipients of divine grace and should receive the blessing through obedience. BR-ASI9 255.10