Is there a difference?

[RND]

Is there a difference between the Law of God, spoken by God and written with God's own finger (twice) and the hand written law of Moses that was dictated to him by God?

Is it important to note that one set of the law was to be set inside in the Ark of the Covenant and one set place on the outside of the Ark of the Covenant as a witness against the Children of Israel?

[Yahsway]

What do you mean as a witness Against the Children of Israel?

[Guest yod]

ok...go on.

wachatrinetasaye?

[Guest shiloh357]

Is there a difference between the Law of God, spoken by God and written with God's own finger (twice) and the hand written law of Moses that was dictated to him by God?

Is it important to note that one set of the law was to be set inside in the Ark of the Covenant and one set place on the outside of the Ark of the Covenant as a witness against the Children of Israel?

Yes, there was a difference. The Ten Commandments were placed inside the Ark. They comprised only 10 of the 613 commandments God gave to Moses. So yes, there is a difference. There is NO difference regarding how they were expected to be obeyed by the Children of Israel. God expected them to keep (as a nation) all 613. Obviously, a single person could not keep all 613. Some only applied to priests, some only applied to men, some only applied if you had children, or owned land, and so forth. Each Israel was expected to keep all those commandments that applied to his individual situtation.

[nebula]

Now that would be an interesting side question . . .

Why were the 10 Commandments placed in the ark?

[Yahsway]

But Shiloh, what does it mean that the 613 Commandments outside the ark were "against" the Children of Israel? Am I missing something? Oh yea, Shalom Shiloh and Yod, miss talkin with you two brainiacks!

[traveller]

Now that would be an interesting side question . . .

Why were the 10 Commandments placed in the ark?

Is it because the 10 describe how you should be, whereas the others say what you should or shouldn't do?

[Guest shiloh357]

The Ten Commandments are a summation of the whole Torah. The first 4 commandments deal with how you relate to God, the 5th deals with family and the remaining 4 how we relate to the rest of the world (our neighbor). God comes first, our family second, and then the rest of the world. That is the implied order, I believe.

But Shiloh, what does it mean that the 613 Commandments outside the ark were "against" the Children of Israel?

It does not mean against in an adversarial sense, but rather they stand to recall their commitment to God and their acceptance of His Torah. Recall that in Hebrew the Ten Commandments were also called the "edut" or "testimony" (Ex 25:16). The Ten Commandments represent the covenant that had been made at Sinai.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

(Exodus 34:27-28)

Why were the 10 Commandments placed in the ark?

Well, it is necessary to understand that the Ark of the Covenant was a type of Christ and it is upon the mercy seat that the blood was sprinkled every Yom Kippur. There were three things in the Ark. The Ten Commandments, the Rod of Aaron which budded in the presence of God and the golden pot of manna.

Each of these things were placed in the Ark, thus "in Christ." The Ten Commandments represent the Torah fulfilled in Christ, the budding rod of Aaron represented the flourishing of the Kingdom of God in Christ, and the golden pot of manna, God's provision in wilderness, and the full provision of our salvation, in Christ, who is the "Bread from Heaven." The Ark of the Covenant, its contents, and the blood upon the Ark, teach that God has nothing to say to man apart from Jesus and His blood.

[BlindSeeker]

Now that would be an interesting side question . . .

Why were the 10 Commandments placed in the ark?

Is it because the 10 describe how you should be, whereas the others say what you should or shouldn't do?

[BlindSeeker]

You posted and answered well shiloh357