Written on Tables of Stone
“The Law” is a general reference for the Ten Commandments
that God gave to the children of Israel . These were first spoken or thundered from the
top of Mount Sinai .
Exodus 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the
lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when
the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto
Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us,
lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to
prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And
the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where
God was. 22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children
of Israel ,
Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
The children of Israel were terrified because of
the voice of God, the smoke and fire, and thundering and earthquake. So they told Moses, “We can’t take God speaking
to us, but we can take it if you speak to us for Him”. So God called Moses up to the top of the
mountain and gave him “the Law” on tables of stone.
Exodus 32:15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount,
and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written
on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16 And
the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven
upon the tables.
When Moses came down from the mountain to the children of Israel , he was
shocked by what he found them doing.
Aaron had made a golden calf and the people were celebrating and
worshipping it. Moses was so furious
about this that he became the first to break the commandments when he flung them
down in anger and broke them. After this
crisis was over when Moses interceded for the sins of the people, God called
for a re-do.
Exodus 34:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two
tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the
words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 4 And he hewed two
tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning,
and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his
hand the two tables of stone.
As you can see this first Covenant God made with Israel was
problematic. It was written on stone
which is hard and breakable. A major
problem that men did not know then is that the planet earth orbits the sun in
the bottomless pit, the prison house of devils who await their execution
date. And these criminal spirits had
reproduced (made images of the Beast) their kind on the backs of men and
animals.
Now look at this description of the devil from the book of
Job.
Job 41:1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou
lettest down? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible
round about. 15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close
seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They
are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the
morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 20
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. 21 His
breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck
remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. 23 The flakes of his
flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether
millstone. 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of
breakings they purify themselves.
Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and
strong sword shall punish leviathan
the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall
slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth,
and his angels were cast out with him.
You will observe that God tells us in the Job text that the
devils is so formidable that his warfare against men causes men to “purify
themselves” out of necessity. His skill
in deceit (scales of judgment) is so clever that men will believe that they are
receiving light when it is really darkness.
And if the devil gets in a man’s heart (mind), he will make that man
into his likeness, “His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of
the nether millstone”. For example, when
God was removing Israel from
the land of Egypt Israel was a very large target to
conquer. It was his purpose is to tweak
the nose of God and give Him a hard time.
To that end the devils in and on the children of Israel were
very fast to harden the hearts of the Hebrews at the foot of the mountain. They had Aaron make a golden calf and some of
the children of Israel
were naked as they danced around the calf in celebration. And that is the problem of issuing commands
to children who are captives of devils in their prison house, the bottomless
pit.
Writing the Law on
stones
As you know the Bible describes God’s children as
“stones”. We are chips off the old
block.
Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God;
to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers
feared not. 18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast
forgotten God that formed thee. 19 And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them,
because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
Isaiah 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after
righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn,
and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
1 Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a
spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
So when God spoke the Law before Moses from Mount Sinai, the
children to whom it was given were indeed flesh and blood men, but the devils
in and on them turned their hearts as hard as stone. They immediately started worshipping the calf
that Aaron made. Now you see the reason
why Father wrote the commandments on tables of stone. It was realistic. It did fit the circumstance in which the
children were found. God’s finger
penetrated the stones He gave to Moses, and He etched the Commandments on those
tablets. But demons had hardened His
children and the captors prevented the Words from entering them.
As you know the Temple
that Solomon built was an allegory symbolizing God’s children. And it is written that we are the temple of God
1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not
your own?
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God
Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the
temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the
temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say
unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not
be thrown down.
Daniel 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when
he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones
toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came forth a little
horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and
toward the pleasant land. 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and
it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon
them. 11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him
the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast
down. 12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of
transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and
prospered.
Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave
power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto
the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a
mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to
continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them:
and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
The real temple in Jesus’ allegory was US, God’s children. We are the stones of the earthly church who
are made very hard by Leviathan, the old Serpent called the devil and Satan. Just as Moses had to physically remove the
children from the land
of Egypt
John 4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye
say, that in Jerusalem
is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman,
believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at
Jerusalem ,
worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship:
for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
Matthew 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and
said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then
hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said
unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay;
lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let
both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to
the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to
burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Removing stony
hearts and a New Covenant
Psalm 51:9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine
iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit
within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit
from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy
free spirit.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither
shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he
that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these
words are true and faithful.
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I
will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that
I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my
covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After
those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it
in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And
they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother,
saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto
the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I
will remember their sin no more.
Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you from among the heathen,
and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your
filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also
will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will
take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of
flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and
ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28 And ye shall dwell
in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will
be your God.
Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it
shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come,
and see my glory. 21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites,
saith the LORD. 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make,
shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name
remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and
from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith
the LORD.
Glorify God!
God did it!
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