The Ten Commandments are the Covenant, did you know?

[Ronald Nolette]

@Ronald Nolette @shepherdsword @Eternally Grateful

Some words of Jesus about the commandments;

Matthew 5:17-19​

“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 19:17​

“And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Matthew 19:18-19​

“He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

4. Mark 10:19​

“Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.”

5. Luke 18:20​

“Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.”

6. John 14:15​

“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

7. John 14:21​

“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”

8. John 15:10​

“If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”

Jesus was CLEARLY teaching the ten Commandments and asked us to Keep them, He also warned us about Not listening to Him;

Luk 6:46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?
Luk 6:47 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
Luk 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Luk 6:49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

YOu should have been able to see in your first quote. Jesus has fulfilled the law and the 10! If something is fulfilled- it is no longer operative.

 

[GeneZ]

The Bible does present the Ten Commandments as the covenant itself. In Exodus 34:28, it is written:

"So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments."​

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"So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone (Deuteronomy 4:13, NKJV)​

This clearly states that the Ten Commandments are the covenant. When we look at Jeremiah 31:31-33, we see God speaking of a new covenant, but notice what He says:

"Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord.​

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."​

This passage does not say the law itself would change. Instead, it tells us that the ten commandments that are the covenant instead of being written on stone tablets, would be written in our hearts and minds. That means the law remains the same, but its place changes, from external tablets to internal conviction. This is why we see in the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke and Mark, Jesus teaching the commandments and magnifying them.

Now, let's connect this with the Ark of the Covenant. In Deuteronomy 10:1-5, God commanded Moses to place the two tablets of the Ten Commandments inside the Ark:

"At that time the Lord said to me, ‘Hew for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make yourself an ark of wood... Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.’"​

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This shows the special place of the Ten Commandments, inside the Ark, symbolizing their central role in the covenant. But what about the rest of the law? In Deuteronomy 31:24-26, Moses wrote the book of the law and placed it beside the Ark:

"So it was, when Moses had completed writing the words of this law in a book, when they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: ‘Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness against you.’”​

This distinction is important. The Ten Commandments being described clearly as the Covenant were placed inside the Ark of the Covenant, showing their eternal, unchanging nature as the foundation of the covenant. The rest of the law was placed beside the Ark, acting as a witness.

Now, when Jeremiah speaks of the law being written in our hearts, he is speaking of the same law, the Ten Commandments. The "new" part of the covenant is not that the law changes but that God Himself ensures it is within us, guiding us from within rather than being an external set of rules. This aligns perfectly with how Jesus upheld and fulfilled the law, always pointing back to love for God and neighbor as the foundation of obedience (Matthew 22:36-40).

So, the New Covenant is not about replacing the Ten Commandments but about making them part of who we are.

Blessings

The Ten Commandments were given to establish a new civilization for the Jews to be having freedom.
Those Jews were coming out of a slave mentality.
Morality must be taught to each generation.

Today, free societies have laws to maintain their freedom.
The 10 Commandments were not to simply maintain freedom..
But to establish freedom for the first time!

All can read them as history...

We who know freedom today can get an idea of how primitive life was back then at that point in their history.

For example:
As children today, we learn that it is wrong to steal.
We had to be taught!
As adults, the Jews coming out of slavery needed to be told!

Get the picture?
The precepts of the Ten Commandments are not inborn in man as we now assume them to be.
Societies simply pass along their moral compass from one generation to the next.

 

[LoveYeshua]

The 10 Commandments, are "the Law" "engraven in Stone", and :

"Jesus came to redeem us from the CURSE... of the Law".

How does the Law curse you?
The Law requires that you are perfect in righteousness, which you are not, so the Law then executes JUDGEMENT against you and that is why you are defined by the LAW.........as a "SINNER"..

What is the eternal solution that God offers???

A.) "Christ is the END... OF.. .THE... LAW, for everyone who BELIEVES">.

And what does that mean?

It means that when you gave God your faith in Christ and your "faith is counted by God"... then this Faith, has released God's forgiveness unto you, and now being forgiven, God gives you the New Birth.. "IN CHRIST"........
So, now you are born again, "IN Christ".......You are in Christ and Christ is in you, and there is NO LAW found there......only Grace.

So, Reader, if you are trying to keep the Commandments hoping that by doing this you can get God to accept you or keep you, then you are putting yourself under..

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Please understand this: the curse of the law is not the law itself. The curse is what comes from disobeying God—because disobedience leads to death. The first example of this is with Adam and Eve. If they had listened to God and not eaten the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the world would be very different today.

So remember, death is the curse—not the law. What changed is that Jesus gave His life willingly to pay the price for our sins. Because of this, some parts of the Law of Moses—like the animal sacrifices given by the priests—no longer need to be done, since Jesus became the final and perfect sacrifice.

But that doesn't mean we can keep on sinning. When Jesus healed people, He often told them, "Go and sin no more."

God's commandments are there to guide us in how to live in a way that is good and right. They show us what God wants for us: to be holy like He is holy, and to love like He loves. Love is at the heart of the Ten Commandments. Jesus showed us this when He explained the deeper meaning of the laws and how they were meant to help us.

Remember how Jesus corrected the Pharisees in Matthew 23:1–36? They followed the law but not with the right heart. They lacked love and mercy.

So here's the point: we should not follow the law like a machine—just checking off rules without thinking. We must follow it with love and compassion, just as Jesus did.
So it means this, to follow the letter of the law and apply it blindly is not the way we most follow it with compassion and Love.

Blessings.

 

[LoveYeshua]

The Ten Commandments were given to establish a new civilization for the Jews to be having freedom.
Those Jews were coming out of a slave mentality.
Morality must be taught to each generation.

Today, free societies have laws to maintain their freedom.
The 10 Commandments were not to simply maintain freedom..
But to establish freedom for the first time!

All can read them as history...

We who know freedom today can get an idea of how primitive life was back then at that point in their history.

For example:
As children today, we learn that it is wrong to steal.
We had to be taught!
As adults, the Jews coming out of slavery needed to be told!

Get the picture?
The precepts of the Ten Commandments are not inborn in man as we now assume them to be.
Societies simply pass along their moral compass from one generation to the next.

I Agree with what you say certainly, this is always reflected in my posts, one day as promised in Jeremiah 31:31-33, this will be true for all.

 

[Behold]

Please understand this: the curse of the law is not the law itself.

The Law "engraven in Stone" is of itself, holy.
However, to us, its a curse, because it requires of us, what we cannot produce........which is righteousness.
See the Law demands RIGHTEOUSNESS........and that is sinlessness, so, that is impossible for a human, as "All have sinned.. there is none righteous.....no not ONE".

So, that is why the Law (10 commandments, and Moses 613), are a CURSE to a human, as they require what we can't do, and so the Law pronounces us as : SINNER.

See, when there is no law, there is no sin that is discovered by the Law,.. but once the Law came, the Law now REVEALS sin., and everyone is helpless to do anything about it.

So, Jesus came to "fulfil the law, and then abolish it, on The Cross".......so that the Law can never again define a born again believer, as a sinner.

UNbelievers, are still under the law, so, they are still defined as sinners....lawbreakers.......transgressors.

The Born again, are "not under the Law.....but under GRACE".....and God's Grace, = eternally defines the CHRISTian as "made righteous" as "the righteousness of God, in Christ".

"well behold are you saying we can break the law, and live like the devil ???????????????????????????"...

No, im showing you what Paul teaches about our ETERNAL standing before God, and that is......>>"where there is no LAW, there is no Transgression".. = The Christian is "not under the LAW, but under GRACE".

Now, read Romans 4:8......and 2 Corin 5:19, and let Paul show you what has happened to the born again, now that they are not under the law, but "Under Grace".

 

[GeneZ]

The Ten Commandments appear in the Law.
But, it is far from being the Law itself?
It's not the Law. Only a small part of it.
The Law is vast, and over time, must be studied in detail.

For no Gentile can truly understand the Cross of Christ without knowing what the Jewish Law teaches about Atonement.

 

[LoveYeshua]

YOu should have been able to see in your first quote. Jesus has fulfilled the law and the 10! If something is fulfilled- it is no longer operative.

I saw it and was waiting for your question as I expected it. I hope you saw the rest of the verses and did not stop on the first one.

When Jesus said, “I did not come to destroy the Law or the Prophets but to fulfill,” He did not mean that the Law and the Prophets were ended or made useless. He meant that He came to complete them, to bring out their full meaning, and to show what they were truly pointing toward.

Let’s start with the Prophets. In Matthew 12:17–18, it says, “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will declare justice to the Gentiles.’” This shows how Jesus fulfilled the words of Isaiah—not by ending them, but by living them out. He was the servant that Isaiah described, filled with the Spirit, bringing justice and hope. So, fulfilling the Prophets means that Jesus made their messages real and true by completing what they had spoken.

Now for the Law. Jesus fulfilled the Law in two powerful ways. First, He lived a life of perfect obedience—He never sinned. He kept the Law fully, as no one else ever had. Second, He became the final and perfect sacrifice for sin. In the Law of Moses, people had to bring animals to the priests to be sacrificed for their sins. These sacrifices were repeated often, but they never fully removed sin. They were a shadow, a picture of something greater to come. Jesus became that greater reality—the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. By giving His life, He fulfilled what those sacrifices pointed to.

Jesus also taught the deeper meaning of the Law. He showed that the Law is not just about rules, but about the heart. For example, the commandment says, “Do not murder,” but Jesus said that even hating someone in your heart is like murder. He showed us that the Law was always meant to teach us how to love—how to love God and love others. That’s why He said that all the Law and the Prophets hang on two commands: love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself.

Jesus did not throw away the Law or replace it. He brought it to life! He taught it with mercy, love, and truth. He corrected those like the Pharisees who followed the rules but missed the purpose behind them. He taught that we are to follow God’s commands not with cold obedience, but with a heart full of compassion and love.

So, to fulfill the Law and the Prophets means to complete them, to live them, to reveal their true purpose. Jesus didn’t come to end them—He came to show us what they really mean, and how they lead us to holiness, love, and life.

 

[Behold]

For no Gentile can truly understand the Cross of Christ without knowing what the Jewish Law teaches about Atonement.

Today, thousands of Gentile "sinners" came to Jesus, by faith, and now they are born again Christians.
None of them understood anything about Jewish Religous Tradition, none of them own a Torah,... and its not necessary for them to know it.

What a sinner needs to know is......>"im a sinner, and i need to be saved" and Jesus is the "only Way". John 14:6

 

[LoveYeshua]

The Law "engraven in Stone" is of itself, holy.
However, to us, its a curse, because it requires of us, what we cannot produce........which is righteousness.
See the Law demands RIGHTEOUSNESS........and that is sinlessness, so, that is impossible for a human, as "All have sinned.. there is none righteous.....no not ONE".

So, that is why the Law (10 commandments, and Moses 613), are a CURSE to a human, as they require what we can't do, and so the Law pronounces us as : SINNER.

See, when there is no law, there is no sin that is discovered by the Law,.. but once the Law came, the Law now REVEALS sin., and everyone is helpless to do anything about it.

So, Jesus came to "fulfil the law, and then abolish it, on The Cross".......so that the Law can never again define a born again believer, as a sinner.

UNbelievers, are still under the law, so, they are still defined as sinners....lawbreakers.......transgressors.

The Born again, are "not under the Law.....but under GRACE".....and God's Grace, = eternally defines the CHRISTian as "made righteous" as "the righteousness of God, in Christ".

"well behold are you saying we can break the law, and live like the devil ???????????????????????????"...

No, im showing you what Paul teaches about our ETERNAL standing before God, and that is......>>"where there is no LAW, there is no Transgression".. = The Christian is "not under the LAW, but under GRACE".

Now, read Romans 4:8......and 2 Corin 5:19, and let Paul show you what has happened to the born again, now that they are not under the law, but "Under Grace".

well to believe that the laws given by GOD is a curse is your choice. I know in My heart they are a blessing from GOD, they show us the way as HE intended.

Unbelievers are the lawbreakers;

Mat 7:23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
Mat 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
1Jn 3:4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

 

[Behold]

well to believe that the laws given by GOD is a curse is your choice.

Let me try again for you.

The Law is a CURSE to a Human.........
That is not the same as the Law itself being a curse......as the Law is Holy.

So, this Holy Law, demands that YOU be righteous, and you wern't because its impossible...., so, that is why the Law is a curse to you.
It has revealed you as a SINNER......and that is the "curse of the Law".

Understand ??

Jesus came to resolve this "curse of the Law"......FOREVER....... = as "Jesus has redeemed us from the CURSE OF THE LAW".

How?
He fullfilled the law, and that allows God to remove it's DOMINION..... so that it can never define a CHRISTian, as a sinner, ever again.

So, ive just explained this to you for the 3rd time.

 

[LoveYeshua]

Today, thousands of Gentile "sinners" came to Jesus, by faith, and now they are born again Christians.
None of them understood anything about Jewish Religous Tradition, none of them own a Torah,... and its not necessary for them to know it.

What a sinner needs to know is......>"im a sinner, and i need to be saved" and Jesus is the "only Way". John 14:6

then why do you not listen to Jesus if he is is the only way witch is absolutely true?

and i quote your words ""So, Jesus came to "fulfil the law, and then abolish it, on The Cross".......so that the Law can never again define a born again believer, as a sinner.""

You say here Jesus abolished the law and He Never Did.

 

[Behold]

then why do you not listen to Jesus if he is is the only way witch is absolutely true?

I did listen to Jesus, who has "redeemed us from the Curse of the Law".

That's why im here sharing this eternal reality...

 

[GeneZ]

Today, thousands of Gentile "sinners" came to Jesus, by faith, and now they are born again Christians.
None of them understood anything about Jewish Religous Tradition, none of them own a Torah,... and its not necessary for them to know it.

What a sinner needs to know is......>"im a sinner, and i need to be saved" and Jesus is the "only Way". John 14:6

Sure! They will be saved.
But, unless taught parts of the Law, they will not understand the Cross of Christ as it pertained to the Law.

Here is one example of looking to the Law to understand the words as cited by John the Baptist.

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ​

“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!​

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John 1:29​

Sure sounds nice to a Gentile...

But it held special meaning to the Jews who knew the Law, who heard the words spoken by John.

We need to become acquainted with the Law of Moses to better understand the implications of the Cross.

grace and peace .........

 

[GeneZ]

YOu should have been able to see in your first quote. Jesus has fulfilled the law and the 10! If something is fulfilled- it is no longer operative.

The Law was the basis for what has become operative.


The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.


Proverbs 4:7

 

[GeneZ]

I did listen to Jesus, who has "redeemed us from the Curse of the Law".

That's why im here sharing this eternal reality...

The curse of the Law is not all of the Law.

One curse of the Law would forbid me from eating bacon.

But, it also tells us much about civil law which those who base their society upon Judeo-Christian principles keeps their nation blessed when obeyed.

 

[LoveYeshua]

I did listen to Jesus, who has "redeemed us from the Curse of the Law".

That's why im here sharing this eternal reality...

You did NOT LISTEN to him about the commandments and do not want to.

 

[GeneZ]

I did listen to Jesus, who has "redeemed us from the Curse of the Law".

That's why im here sharing this eternal reality...

What exactly is that curse, sir?

Do you know?

 

[GeneZ]

I did listen to Jesus, who has "redeemed us from the Curse of the Law".

That's why im here sharing this eternal reality...

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“Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in ​

the Book of the Law.” Galatians 3:10b​

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The curse is that men who depended upon following the Law for their righteousness?
They must not fail at any single point of the Law to be righteous before God!

The Cross of Jesus redeemed us from that curse.
Because, we now find our righteousness in union with Christ!

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him, ​

we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21​

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Makes sense that way...

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[AngelicArcher]

yep. the law had its purpose.

Now follow the law of Christ

The one Christ reiterated in Matthew 22.

Topical Bible: Reiteration of God's Command

 

[Fred J]

Romans 7:
5. For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the Law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Apostle Paul said, not only the Law but also the commandment, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

James 2:
10. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Galatians 3:
10. For as many as are of the works of the law are under curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
11. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of GOD, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

Shalom in the name of Jesus Christ