christ and law of moses

1. Lesson 2

2. Key Text:
“ If you believed Moses, you would
believe me, for he wrote about me’ ”
John 5:46

3. “But when the fullness of
the time had come, God
sent forth His Son,
born[a] of a woman, born
under the law.” (Galatians 4:4)
Jesus was born in a Jewish family. Joseph was
a just man (Mt. 1:19) and Mary was blessed
among women (Lk. 1:28)
They obeyed the law of Moses when Jesus was
born, just as God had commanded.
Jesus was circumcised on the eight day
• “And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be
circumcised.” (Leviticus 12:3)
• “And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the
Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before
He was conceived in the womb.” (Luke 2:21)
Mary was purified after 40 days
• “When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for
a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb of the
first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a
turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of
meeting.” (Leviticus 12:6-8)
• “Now when the days of her purification according to the law
of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to
present Him to the Lord.” (Luke 2:22)

4. Passover
Freedom from slavery
from Egypt
When he was 12 years old
(Lk. 2:41-43), when He
began His ministry (Jn.
2:13-22), during that
ministry (Jn 5) and at the
end of it (Mt. 26:17-20)
Pentecost
Harvest feast
The promise of
the Holy Spirit
was fulfilled
(Acts 2:1-4)
Trumpets
New Year
Not
mentioned
“His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.” (Luke 2:41)
Jesus celebrated the Jewish feasts in the law of Moses since He was a
child (and Purim and Dedication)
DayofAtonement
Day of
judgment
Not
mentioned
Booths
Living in
the
desert
John 7
Dedication
The
Maccabees
dedicate
the temple
John
10:22-39
Purim
Israel is
saved in
Esther’s
day
Not
mentioned

5. “Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the
midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.” (Luke 2:46)
“For the first time the child Jesus looked upon the temple. He saw the white-
robed priests performing their solemn ministry. He beheld the bleeding
victim upon the altar of sacrifice. With the worshipers He bowed in prayer,
while the cloud of incense ascended before God. He witnessed the impressive
rites of the paschal service. Day by day He saw their meaning more clearly.
Every act seemed to be bound up with His own life. New impulses were
awakening within Him. Silent and absorbed, He seemed to be studying out a
great problem. The mystery of His mission was opening to the Saviour.”
EGW (The Desire of Ages, cp. 8, pg. 78)

6. “When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to
Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?” He said, “Yes.” And
when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you
think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from
their sons or from strangers?” Peter said to Him, “From strangers.” Jesus said
to him, “Then the sons are free. Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the
sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have
opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them
for Me and you.”” (Matthew 17:24-27)
That tax was meant to support
the temple (Exodus 30:12-16). It
was not mandatory as tithe was,
but was considered to be a
religious duty.
Should Jesus—the Son of God—
pay taxes to His Father?

7. “While Jesus made it plain that He was under no
obligation to pay the tribute, He entered into no
controversy with the Jews in regard to the
matter; for they would have misinterpreted His
words, and turned them against Him. Lest He
should give offense by withholding the tribute,
He did that which He could not justly be required
to do. This lesson would be of great value to His
disciples. Marked changes were soon to take
place in their relation to the temple service, and
Christ taught them not to place themselves
needlessly in antagonism to established order. So
far as possible, they were to avoid giving occasion
for misinterpretation of their faith. While
Christians are not to sacrifice one principle of
truth, they should avoid controversy whenever it
is possible to do so.”
EGW (The Desire of Ages, cp. 48, pg. 434)

8. “Do not think that I came to
destroy the Law or the Prophets.
I did not come to destroy but to
fulfill.” (Matthew 5:17)
Jesus accused the Pharisees of
repealing the law of Moses with
their tradition. They invented
alternatives to honoring their
parents (Mark 7:9-13)
The Pharisees accused Jesus of
denying the law of Moses, since
He didn’t accept divorce—except
in the event of adultery (Matthew
19:3-9)
If Jesus dictated the law to Moses,
how could He deny it?
Jesus set the right approach in
this case.

9. “they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was
caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses,
in the law, commanded us that such should be
stoned. But what do You say?”” (John 8:4-5)
Jesus didn’t condemn the
adulterous woman. Did He
break the law of Moses?
He actually supported the
law. He said, “He who is
without sin among you, let
him throw a stone at her
first.” (Jn. 8:7; Dt. 17:7)
On the other hand, Jesus
mercifully found a legal
“trick” to avoid the sentence.
Two witnesses were needed
to pronounce death sentence
(Dt. 17:6). The woman could
not be condemned after all
the witnesses had left.

10. “The Lord does not save
sinners by abrogating his law,
the foundation of his
government in heaven and
earth. God is a judge, the
guardian of justice. The
transgression of his law in a
single instance, in the smallest
particular, is sin. God can not
dispense with his law, he can
not do away with its smallest
item, in order to pardon sin.
The justice, the moral
excellence, of the law must be
maintained and vindicated
before the heavenly universe.
And that holy law could not
be maintained at any smaller
price than the death of the
Son of God.”
EGW (The Review and Herald, November 15, 1898)

11. CHRIST AND HIS
LAW
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