The Two Laws Contrasted
| The Moral Law | The Ceremonial Law |
| Is called the “royal law.” James 2:8. | Is called “the law ... contained in ordinances.” Eph. 2:15. |
| Was spoken by God. Deut. 4:12, 13. | Was spoken by Moses. Lev. 1:1-3. |
| Was written by God on tables of stone. Ex. 24:12. | Was “the handwriting of ordinances.” Col. 2:14. |
| Was written “with the finger of God.” Ex. 31:18. | Was written by Moses in a book. 2 Chron. 35:12. |
| Was placed in the ark. Ex. 40:20; 1 Kings 8:9; Heb. 9:4. | Was placed in the side of the ark. Deut. 31:24-26. |
| Is “perfect.” Ps. 19:7. | “Made nothing perfect.” Heb. 7:19. |
| Is to “stand fast forever and ever.” Ps. 111:7, 8. | Was nailed to the cross. Col. 2:14. |
| Was not destroyed by Christ. Matt. 5:17. | Was abolished by Christ. Eph. 2:15. |
| Was to be magnified by Christ. Isa. 42:21. | Was taken out of the way by Christ. Col. 2:14. |
| Gives knowledge of sin. Rom. 3:20; 7:7. | Was instituted in consequence of sin. Leviticus 3-7. |
The Two Covenants
Abraham Sending Away Hagar. "Cast out the bondwoman and her son." Gal. 4:30.
1. What two covenants are contrasted in the Bible?
“In that He saith, A new covenant, He hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.” Heb. 8:13.
2. By what other terms are these covenants designated?