The Qur ' Exodus 20 And Matthew 5-7

After exhibiting the interconnecting story of Jesus’ birth to the prophecy, Matthew continues to portray how Jesus’ theology and teachings are founded on the commandments. As Professor Smarr asserted, Jesus is seen more of a “moral-religious teacher” (Smarr 18 January 2012) rather than “a warrior king who will vanquish the Romans” (Smarr 18 January 2012) as demonstrated in Mark’s Gospel. After accumulating a small group of Jewish followers, he begins to preach what is known as the Sermon on the Mount. In one of the descriptions, he stated that other should not think “ . . . that [I] have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have not to abolish but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17). He unquestionably declares that he grounds his teachings on the established Jewish laws. On top of that, he reinforces it by telling the crowd that “whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven . . .” (Matthew 5:19). These laws are in no way replacements for the law

The Law of Moses conveys not only God's authority and power over all of humans, but also his loving nature and grace for humanity, which is shown to them through his willingness to come down to the human's level, so that they may be pleasing in the sight of God. Within the book of Exodus, we find that God is fulfilling the Abrahamic covenant, by leading them out of captivity of the Egyptians. God is with them always, just as he promised. When the commandments were given to Moses, there was a slight disconnect between The first five and the second, which has much to say about God's character. The first five are about honoring, respecting your authority such as God. It will be extremely important to the Israelites to honor these, because ultimately

Jesus raised the standard of the Mosaic Laws in the Sermon of the Mount by supporting it with further guidelines to help guide the community. While Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 28 warned the followers of God to not do certain things or else you get certain punishments, Matthew 5-7 gives out a more peaceful set of codes to follow. Codes such as to from Matthew 5. spread your teachings to others, to not commit murder, an d to reconcile with your brothers and sisters quickly. Love your enemies and to not seek revenge or commit adultery. Matthew 6 tells Gods follows to not do big actions and to be praise. Lastly, Matthew 7 explains that one should respect others and to not be judgmental. To give good gifts and follow Gods teachings. To treat others the way you want to be treated.

In the BIble it also talks about the ten commandments that are the rules or/laws.In the Holy Bible it also talks about how Jesus died on the cross for our sins.

This lead the reader question why God did not provide defined rules, or expectations, prior to the commandments? Previous covenants focused on God’s obligations: to not destroy mankind again and to provide Abraham offspring and the land of Canaan, whereas Exodus focused on Israelite responsibilities (p. 114). In the end, the reader found Exodus a “rite of passage” that displayed God’s trust in the Israelites and a formalized relationship with God.

The Ten Commandments mirror the Jew values in a way that it ultimately focuses on the central belief of respecting God in following the Ten Commandments and following the path of justice by taking responsibility for your actions. The First Commandment reminds us that God is the true creator and He is the one and only holiness: “I the Lord, am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage: You shall not have any gods besides me.” Jews mainly believe that they have a choice to follow the Ten Commandments and God will look out for them and He will look after them in future situations such as His guidance in the Exodus. Part of obeying this Commandment is refusing to participate in the forbidden practice of idolatry for

In the Old Testament God gives Moses Ten Commandments at the Mount Sinai. It was impossible for Jews to follow the law, and God’s wrath rose against them. When Jesus came to the world, he fulfilled the Mosaic Law and gave us a new one, "the perfect law, the law of liberty" (James 1:25). His law is universal, since He commands all people to obey Him. It contains only two commandments: to love God with all your heart, and to love one another. Through Jesus Christ our debt is fully paid on the cross. We are not under the Old Covenant anymore, neither God’s wrath, but experiencing His love and grace by following the new

First and foremost, God gave Moses and his people direct rules within the Ten Commandments. People today should abide by the Ten Commandments instead of the Beatitudes due to the directness of these commandments. For example, the verse Exodus 20:13 states, “Thou shalt not kill.” If an individual in society today read this commandment, they would automatically know not to kill another individual. Another example of a direct commandment comes from the verse Exodus 20:15; this states, “Thou shalt not steal.” Obviously, by just reading this command, an individual should know not to steal. All in all, the directness of the Ten Commandments would

Every religion had a purpose. Judaism’s purpose was basically to keep people from doing bad things, or “sins”. To do this, Judaism has the Ten Commandments, which are basic rules of morality for people to

The Sermon on the Mount was God’s first utterance to the general public, who had been reared by a corrupted Judaism. Moreover, it has been interpreted to possibly to be the first discourse to Jesus’ disciples. In His design, He not only wanted to teach Christians ethics, but attempted to point out the errors of Pharisaism while bringing to life the consciences about God’s legalistic listeners. In Matthew 5:20, God says, "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." These themes follow through to the end of the chapter. God expounded the spiritual side of the law to awaken His audience so they could see they needed His own perfect righteousness. Their blinders resulted in ignorance of the spiritual side of the law that was the source of Phrisaism, the leaders conveyed they would fulfil the law with the outward letter. God wanted to set His people back on track with this information on how they should act ethically.

The commandments were meant to show the Israelites their need for God and their inability to live perfect lives by themselves. God wanted them to be aware of their own sinful natures and their need to depend on Him for their salvation. These commandments were also framed in the negative because “God has come in order to test you and in order that they fear of Him may remain with you”.

According to the book of Exodus, after Moses had lead the Israelites out of Egypt they began their journey to a land promised to them by God. During this journey atop Mount Sinai, God revealed himself to Moses and presented a covenant to the Israelites: if they followed God’s laws, they would be a chosen people, a nation set apart. According to Exodus, God then gave his laws directly to Moses who then shared them with the people. The Mosaic Covenant became the basis of the

The Ten Commandments, a collection of regulations set out for the Hebrew people, were said to have been delivered to Moses around the thirteenth century BCE, while he was on Mount Sinai, by the Hebrew God, Yahweh. The foundation of Hebrew morals and laws were constructed solely on the Ten Commandments, from which they then formed additional specific laws under each category of the Ten Commandments. The Hebrew people undertook these commandments with the utmost seriousness. The Hebrews firmly believed that if they were to follow this collection of regulations laid out for them, the Lord would free them from slavery in Egypt. As a result of the Hebrew people following the laws in which their God had laid out for them, they did indeed become free

“Covenants were a common feature of life in the ANE, and played an important part in business, politics and family life, as well as in religion.” (163) Covenants were unbreakable and were taken as a very serious commitment done by two or more people. The covenant with Abraham (Gen 15, 17) Covenant of grant that also obligated God to oversee the promises made to Abraham. Abraham’s posterity in view requires obedience on the part of the Israelites. The Sinaitic (Mosaic) covenant is Israel’s election based on God’s initiative, grace, and love. Israel is Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation. Freed from bondage for relationship with Yahweh. Noahic Covenants (Gen 9:8-17) Universal covenant in scope and application. Made with Noah and his

The word Covenant translates from the Hebrew word “berith” and proposes that two or more parties are bound together under a contract with agreements, promises, stipulations, privileges, and responsibilities. In the Old Testament it is used approximately three hundred times. Secularly, as defined by Merriam-Webster it is “usually a formal solemn and binding agreement ”, or “a theology formed on how God has chosen to relate to man ”, throughout the Bible we see where God makes agreements with His creation. Biblically however, a Covenant implies much more than a contract or a simple agreement between parties. The Hebrew word “berth” means “to cut”. Jerimiah,