What did the Mosaic law contain?

The basis for Mosaic law are the Ten Commandments, which include rules about how to worship God, and against killing, coveting, stealing, etc. Mosaic Law today is often conflated with Jewish Law, which is made up of 613 laws that dictate how Jewish people of today are supposed to live their lives.

Are the Ten Commandments the Mosaic law?

According to the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jesus completed rather than rejected the Mosaic law. The Ten Commandments are considered eternal gospel principles necessary for exaltation. They appear in the Book of Mosiah 12:34–36, 13:15–16, 13:21–24 and Doctrine and Covenants.

What is the Mosaic covenant in the Bible?

The Mosaic covenant (named after Moses), also known as the Sinaitic covenant (named after the biblical Mount Sinai), refers to a biblical covenant between God and the biblical Israelites, including their proselytes. The mosaic covenant is not limited to the ten commandments nor to merely the event when they were given.

How many laws are in the Mosaic law?

The Jewish tradition that there are 613 commandments (Hebrew: תרי״ג מצוות‎, romanized: taryag mitzvot) or mitzvot in the Torah (also known as the Law of Moses) is first recorded in the 3rd century CE, when Rabbi Simlai mentioned it in a sermon that is recorded in Talmud Makkot 23b.

What does the Bible say about living by the law?

Romans 13:1-2 says: “Obey the government, for God is the One who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who refuse to obey the law of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow.”

Was eternal life the ultimate promise of the Mosaic covenant?

Or was eternal life the ultimate promise of the Mosaic Covenant. New Covenant Theology (NCT) views the Law of Moses as a code of morality that only demanded external obedience. Some NCT proponents have even sought to explain away the tenth commandment (thou shalt not covet) as a command not to steal.

Is the Mosaic covenant typeological or spiritual?

In other words, for national Israel, the Mosaic Covenant was typological and provided only temporal and physical blessings, but for Christ (the true Israel of God), who fulfilled the Mosaic Covenant, it brought eternal and spiritual blessings (i.e., eternal life).

Is eternal life earned through obedience to the law?

Most of the Mosaic laws talked about consequences or punishment for sin, along with a few promises of reward for obedience. However, Scripture clearly teaches that eternal life is not earned through obedience to the Law. It is a gift from God, not of works. (Ephesians 2:9.)

Is there eternal life after death in the Bible?

No. Eternal life is foretold in the Old Testament, but never as a promise associated to obedience to Mosaic Law. The following verses refer to life after death, hinting at the eternal nature of life. This explains the how the man in Matthew 19:16 knew about eternal life.