HEBREWS AND THE CHANGE OF THE LAW

by Avram Yehoshua The Seed of

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HEBREWS AND THE CHANGE OF THE LAW……………………………………… 1 HEBREWS 8:13—THE OLD COVENANT IS OBSOLETE ………………………… 1 Why Did God Destroy the Temple?…………………………………………………… 4 Father Abraham and the ……………………………………………… 7 :12 AND THE CHANGE OF THE LAW ……………………………… 9 Hebrews 7:18—Annulling the Commandment ……………………………………… 11 :4—AN OBTUSE VERSE …………………………………………… 14 GOD’S DEFINITION OF LOVE ……………………………………………………… 16 What is Sin? ………………………………………………………………………… 18 Three False General Interpretations ………………………………………………… 21 Paul the Apostate? …………………………………………………………………… 23 The Church and Israel ……………………………………………………………… 25 THE PRIESTHOOD: JUST WHAT HAS CHANGED? …………………………… 26 MOSAIC LAW AND THE BELIEVER ……………………………………………… 28 Amplified Commandments ………………………………………………………… 33 Divorce ………………………………………………………………………… 33 Enemies ………………………………………………………………………… 34 Modified Commandments …………………………………………………………… 34 Illegitimate Children …………………………………………………………… 34 Redemption of Firstborn Sons and Male Animals ……………………………… 35 The Blessings and the Curses …………………………………………………… 35 The Stubborn and Rebellious Son ……………………………………………… 36 Tithes to the Priests ……………………………………………………………… 36 Where to Celebrate the Feasts …………………………………………………… 37 Negated Commandments …………………………………………………………… 37 Physical Covenantal Circumcision for the Gentile ……………………………… 37 Put On Hold Commandments—Until the Millennium ……………………………… 39 Stone the Witch! ………………………………………………………………… 39 The Holy Spirit ……………………………………………………………………… 40 CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………………… 41 Salvation and the Law ……………………………………………………………… 41 Hebrews and the Law………………………………………………………………… 42 Practical Suggestions ………………………………………………………………… 43 Our Well Meaning Friends and Family ……………………………………………… 44 BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………………………… 46 Articles Cited ………………………………………………………………………… 47

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HEBREWS AND THE CHANGE OF THE LAW

by Avram Yehoshua The Seed of Abraham

Proper interpretation of God’s Word is vital for understanding what God means and ensures that we are walking out our faith in Messiah Yeshua the way that He wants us to, and not according to the traditions of the Church that nullify the Word of God. Most Christians wrongly believe that the Law of was ‘done away with