The Old Covenant and the Ten Commandments

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 13, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 31.

The Old Covenant and the Ten Commandments

are the conditions of the promises God made to the people when he made the covenant with them.

7. The old covenant vanished away. Heb. 8 : 13; 9 : 15–17. The ten commandments have not. Matt. 5 : 17–20; Rom. 3 : 19, 31; 13 : 8–10; 1 Tim. 1 : 9, 10; Jas. 2 : 8–12.

8. When the old covenant was made with the people, they did not hear the voice of God at all. When the ten commandments were spoken, the people did hear the voice, and it was very loud. Ex. 19 : 9, 16, 19; 20 : 18. The whole mount quaked. Ex. 19 : 18; Ps. 68 : 8. The earth shook. Heb. 12 : 25, 26.

9. Because of disobedience on the part of the people the old covenant was abrogated and came to an end. Heb. 8 : 8, 9. Disobedience does not bring to an end the ten commandments, but they still remain to condemn the transgressor. Jas. 2 : 9. Therefore these commandments and the old covenant are not the same.