2010-11-05

When did God give his Law?

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God first gave his Law at creation. At that time he wrote it into man´s heart, so that man fully knew God´s will and lived according to it.

When man fell into sin, his knowledge of God´s Law weakened. Some knowledge of it remained, but it is no longer clear or complete, let alone that a person would be able to live according to God’s will. The Law, which God wrote into man´s heart at creation still testifies to man´s conscience in a weakened way.

Later God gave his Law to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Gen. 1:27: God created man in his own image.

Rom. 2:14,15: When Gentiles which have not the Law, do by nature things contained in the Law, these having not the Law, are a law unto themselves; which show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another.


Assignment: Read Ex. 19:16-20:20 and Deut. 10:1-5: The giving of the Law on Mount Sinai.