Ariel HaNaviy Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'

I only want to add one aspect of the purpose of the Mosaic Law that I feel has not been expressed in these answers yet:

A great deal of the Torah centers upon the Tabernacle/Temple, priesthood, and sacrifices. How were the covenant members to deal with the inevitable presence of sin in their personal and corporate lives? The Torah gives the answer: by repentance and acceptance of God’s gracious gift of forgiveness through the payment of a just penalty exemplified in the sacrifice. It was the Torah that revealed in clear detail the method which God had provided for transgression, and it was this method—the sacrificial system and priesthood that pointed to Messiah, the ultimate sacrifice and means of eternal forgiveness.

In short, the Mosaic Law did not merely point out and limit sin. It actually provided the remedy for ceremonial sin/cleansing of the flesh (which was faith in the sacrifices), and it prescribed the remedy for sins of the heart (which was faith in the Messiah).

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