God impresses 10 words in stone. 10 words, 10 commands revealing His heart of blessing for the world. The words are not meant to stay in stone but to become enfleshed. They’re not simply rules about what to do and what not to do, they are revelations of life.
The 10 words in stone were glorious, but a greater glory was coming. Jesus embodies the 10 words fully. He fulfills the law. Jesus comes as YHWH in our midst to reveal the heart of God flowing out from the 10 words. He calls for an obedience not rooted in will but in relationship. Jesus bears both the death that comes from violating the words and the life that comes from fulfilling the words.
In Him, we enter into the words. Or rather, they enter into us. The Spirit writes the law upon our hearts, so that we, as the body of Christ, might also enflesh the words. By the Spirit, we reveal His life, His blessings, His kingdom to the world.
April 16, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Beautifully put. So many struggle with the relationship to those words under the New Covenant. Thanks. Bryan http://seekinggodsheart.wordpress.com
April 16, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Your comments were so good I came back to hang out a bit longer.
I taught a ladies Bible class later today and one of the verses we looked at was Ezekiel 11:19. “And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,” NASB
The idea of the Commandments in stone drew me back. In the Old Covenant, we had hearts that were focused on the stone tablets of the Law. In the New Covenant, we have hearts focused on the flesh of Christ. We have new hearts! Again, thanks for getting the juices flowing. Keep writing for Him.