Dispensationalism III

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B.       Purposes of the Law

 

1.   To define God’s standard of righteousness (Deuteronomy 4:8; 6:24-25; Psalm 19:7; Romans 7:12, 14)

2.   To offer temporal purification for the Jews (Hebrews 9:13-14)

a.         Israel, as a nation, had a special relationship with God (Deuteronomy 4:7; 5:26; Psalm 147:19-20)

b.        God would meet with Israel and their priests in a special way (Exodus 25:21-22; 29:42-44; 30:6, 36; Numbers 17:4 [thou (singular)…you (plural)]; cp. Exodus 20:18-21; 33:7)

c.         God was to dwell among them (Exodus 25:8; 29:45-46; Leviticus 26:11-12)

d.        As such, there was a great danger of defiling God’s tabernacle among them (Leviticus 15:31; Numbers 19:11-13, 20)

e.         This explains the special significance of the commands for Israel to be holy (Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:1-2)

f.          The sacrificial system allowed them to cleanse themselves from their filthiness so that God could continue to dwell among them (Leviticus 1:1-4; 4:35; 16:30; Hebrews 9:13-14)

g.         They needed the sacrifices so that God would “accept” them (Ezekiel 20:40-41; 43:27)

3.   To provide a source of earthly blessing

a.         The blessing (Leviticus 26:3-13; Deuteronomy 28:1-14)

b.        The blessing required potential cursing as its opposite

4.   To typify the elements of salvation (like the sacrificial death of Christ)

a.         The typical elements (Colossians 2:16-17; Hebrews 8:4-5; 9:6-10; 10:1)

b.        The blindness of Israel (2Corinthians 3:6-16)

5.   To reveal sin in its total sinfulness (Romans 3:20; 5:12-14; 7:7, 12)