Post by Lee on Mar 6, 2014 5:06:59 GMT
The ministration of condemnation was glorious (v. 9)· Where was its glory? In the face of Moses, the mediator of that law
(v. 7). But it was a fading glory; there was nothing permanent about it; it was a surface, super-imposed glory—a temporary
manifestation of God's glory—a shadowy type of the eternal "glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6).
Why was it in Moses' face? Because he had appeared before God to plead on their behalf (Ex. 32:11), and through Moses God
forgave them and accepted them and entered into a covenant of life with them (Ex. 34.9-10).
They had, by transgression, forfeited God's blessing, and had made themselves subject to His righteous and necessary judgment
on sin. God was about to destroy them, but the fervent, effectual prayer of a righteous man saved them.
Someone was found for whose sake God could righteously forgive them, and allow mercy to triumph over justice without
destroying or violating justice. So their glory was in the face of Moses their savior, who brought them a law from God that could
lead them back to life. But they could not see where the glory of the Law lay. They could not see to the end of the Law (vs. 13-14).
17 ''For Christ is the end of the Law for everyone that hath faith."
1956 berean (Rene)
(v. 7). But it was a fading glory; there was nothing permanent about it; it was a surface, super-imposed glory—a temporary
manifestation of God's glory—a shadowy type of the eternal "glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6).
Why was it in Moses' face? Because he had appeared before God to plead on their behalf (Ex. 32:11), and through Moses God
forgave them and accepted them and entered into a covenant of life with them (Ex. 34.9-10).
They had, by transgression, forfeited God's blessing, and had made themselves subject to His righteous and necessary judgment
on sin. God was about to destroy them, but the fervent, effectual prayer of a righteous man saved them.
Someone was found for whose sake God could righteously forgive them, and allow mercy to triumph over justice without
destroying or violating justice. So their glory was in the face of Moses their savior, who brought them a law from God that could
lead them back to life. But they could not see where the glory of the Law lay. They could not see to the end of the Law (vs. 13-14).
17 ''For Christ is the end of the Law for everyone that hath faith."
1956 berean (Rene)