v. Edict, Statute, Judgment, Commandment, Mandate, Order, Ordinance, Precept
Gen 47:26 then Joseph put it for him to this day
Exo 13:9 so that the l of the Lord may be in your mouth
Num 6:13 this then is the l of the Nazirite on the day that
Num 15:16 the same law and the same decree you shall have
Deu 1:5 of Moab, Moses resolved to declare this l
Deu 4:8 fair trials as is all this l that I
Deu 27:3 and you shall write .. all the words of this l
Deu 31:9 Moses wrote this and gave it to the
Deu 33:2 with the l of fire in his right hand
Jos 1:8 will never depart from .. this book of the l
2Ki 10:31 Jehu was not careful to walk in the l of
2Ch 22:8; 2Ch 34:15 I have found the book of the l
2Ch 12:1 Rehoboam .. forsook the l of Jehovah, and all
Ezr 7:10 his heart to seek the l of the Lord
Neh 8:8 in the book of the l of God clearly
Neh 9:13 you gave them .. he true, and statutes and
Est 1:19 and is written between the l of Persia and of
Job 22:22 Take now the l out of his mouth, and put his
Job 28:26 when he gave the rain, and walked to the
Psa 1:2 in the l of .. is his delight .. his l meditates
Psa 19:7 the l of Jehovah is perfect, that .. the soul
Psa 37:31 the l of your God is in your heart; by
Psa 40:8 and you are in the midst of my heart
Psa 119:18 eyes, and I will see wonders from your l
Psa 119:70 fat, but I have rejoiced in you
Psa 119:72 better is the l of your mouth than .. gold
Psa 119:77, 174 long live, for you he is my delight
Psa 148:6 put them l that will not be broken
Pro 13:14 the l of the wise is a spring of life for
Pro 28:7 he who keeps l is a prudent son; plus
Isaiah 2:3; Mic 4:2 out of Zion shall go forth the l, and out of Jerusalem
Isa 5:24 because they have rejected the l of the LORD of
Isa 8:16 bind the .. seal the l between my disciples
Isa 10:1 Woe to those who dictate unjust, and
Isa 42:4 justice; and the shores will await your l
Isa 42:21 in magnifying the l and making it great
Isa 51:7 people in whose heart is my l
Isa 58:2 that he had not forsaken the l of his God
Jer 31:33 I will give my l in your mind, and .. your heart
Jer 31:35 which gives .. the l of the moon and the stars
Eze 43:12 this is the l of the house: On the top
Dan 3:10 king, you have given a l that every man
Dan 6:8 according to the l of Media and Persia
Hos 8:12 I wrote to him the great things of my l, and they were
Mic 4:2 out of Zion shall go forth the l, and out of Jerusalem
Mal 2:6 the l was indeed in his mouth, and
Mal 3:7 ye have departed from my l, and not the
Mal 3:14 what good is it for us to keep his l
Mat 5:17 no.. I have come to abolish the lo
Mat 7:12 them; because this is the l and the prophets
Matt 11:13; Luk 16:16 la l prophesied until John
Mat 22:40 of these two .. depends all the I and the
Luk 10:26 what is written on the l? How do you read?
Luk 16:17 easy .. let a tittle of the l be frustrated
Luk 24:44 all that is written about me in the l
Joh 7:19 gave you .. the l, and no one .. fulfills the l?
Joh 7:51 Does a man judge ours if
Joh 12:34 we have heard of the l, that the Christ
Joh 19:7 we have a l, and according to .. l must die
Act 7:53 that ye received the l by .. angels, and not
Act 13:39 that by the l of Moses you could not be
Act 15:5 and command them to keep the l of Moses
Act 18:15 but if they are questions .. of your l
Act 21:20 have believed; and everyone is jealous of the l
Rom 2:12 that under the l have sinned, by the l they shall be
Rom 2:14 these, though they have not l, are l to themselves
Rom 3:20 through the he is the knowledge of the
Rom 3:27 by which l? .. No, but by the l of faith
Rom 3:28 justified by faith apart from works of faith
Rom 3:31 then by faith we invalidate the l?
Rom 4:15 la l produces wrath; but where there is not
Rom 5:13 before l, there was sin in the world
Rom 5:13 where there is none, sin is not imputed
Rom 6:14 ye are not under l, but under grace
Rom 7:4 you have died to the l through the body
Rom 7:7 what shall we say then? Is the l sin?
Rom 7:7 but I did not know sin except by faith
Rom 7:12 so that the truth is holy, and the
Rom 7:14 we know that the l is spiritual
Rom 7:16 this I do, I approve that the l is good
Rom 7:21 well, I find this: that evil is in me
Rom 7:22 according to the .. delight in the l of God
Rom 8:2 l of the Spirit .. has delivered me from the l of the
Rom 10:4 for the end of him is Christ, for
Rom 13:10 that the fulfillment of the l is love
1Co 9:21 to those who are without him, as if .. without him
v15:56
Law (Heb. tôrâh, “direction”, “instruction” ”; dâth, “law”, “regulation”; gr. nómos, “rule”, “principle”, “law”: entole, “commandment”, “order” ). In the Bible, a set of principles or rules of conduct. The usual Hebrew term translated “law” is tôrâh, a word meaning the whole revealed will of God, or any part of it. Unless the context indicates otherwise, “law” in the OT generally denotes the divine “instruction” that God gave his people (Gen 26:5; Exo 16:4, 28; Psa 1:2; 19:7; 119:1, 165; Isa 1:10; 8:16, 20; etc.). This “law,” or written revelation of God’s will, disclosed God’s purpose for the Hebrew people in OT times. For the devout Jew, God’s “law” was equivalent to his plan of salvation for the world. In this sense, Isaiah says that “the coastlands will wait for your law” (Is. 42:4). The instructions that God imparted to Moses became known as “the law of Moses”; that is, given through Moses (Jos 8:31; Neh 8:1; Luk 2:22; 24:44; Act 28:23; etc.). Since the instruction given by Moses occupies most of the first 5 books of the Bible, commonly known as the Pentateuch, the Jews often referred to it as “the law of Moses” (Luk 24:44; Joh 1:17; cÆ’ Mat 5:17, 18). According to ancient Jewish traditions, the laws contained in the Pentateuch are 613-365 negative and 248 positive commands that correspond to the numerical value of the word tôrâh (they also correspond to the number of letters in the Ten Commandments). They are of various kinds, but the Jews did not usually make a distinction between moral, ceremonial, civil and health, because they were all equally mandates of God and religious obligations. However, it is possible to make legitimate distinctions between them on the basis of the form and terminology applied. I. Apodictic laws: imperatives or categorical prohibitions that declare “You will” or “You will not”. Normally, there is no explicit punishment attached to them, except in mixed cases. The context of these laws is the pact, and their formal model is the stipulations of the old sovereignty treaties. II. Casuistic laws: describe a problem or offense and then state what should be done or its punishment (cÆ’ Exo 21:6). The background of such laws is the court. When an apodictic law is transformed into casuistic law by declaring a punishment, a sin becomes a crime (so the 5th commandment in Exo 20:12, which is apodictic, becomes casuistic law in Exo 21:15, 17) . The Mosaic laws can also be distinguished by the terms applied to them (cÆ’ Deu 26:17; Neh 9:13). The following 3 categories constitute the Hebrew tôrâh: 1. Mishpât, “judgment”, is the current term for a casuistic law in general. 2. Mitswâh, “commandment”, is any kind of command, including those that were not of permanent obligation and could be fulfilled once and for all, such as the order to destroy the pagan sanctuaries (Deu 12:2); they could be casuistic or apodicticHos_3 Jôq, “statute”, includes most of the laws 711commonly called “ceremonial”; they are usually apodictic in shape. But not all of them are ceremonial, because in Dt; in particular, this term is applied to apodictic rules of conduct in which conscience or God are appealed to, in contrast to “trials”, in which the judge is appealed to. They deal not only with festivals (Deu 16:1-17) and offerings (12:5-28), but also with justice and purity (16:19; 23:17) and kindness and mercy (23 :15, 24). Food laws are also in the category of jôq. 315. Upper part of the Code of Hammurabi. The king is described as standing before his god to receive the law from his hand. In Psa_119 we have a catalog of terms, with different shades of meaning, with which the author wove the praise of the law and which served to indicate the various legal formulations: 1. Dâbâr, “word” (a rather generic word to define communications divine; but the plural also served to define the set of legal clauses). 2. ‘lmrâh, “word” (divine most solemn declaration; Deu 32:2). 3. Juqqîm, “statutes” (short category; Deu 4:5). 4. Derek, “norm” (“way”. KJV; Exo 18:20; Deu 8:6). 5. Mishpâtîm, “judgments” (the dominant nuance is that of a sentence or judicial prescription). 6. Mitswâh, “order”, “command”. 7. Piqqûdîm, “precepts” (from the verb pâqad, “to visit”, “to rule”). 8. ‘íŠdôth, “testimonies” (God’s assertive attestations). 9. Tôrâh, “law” (in general and/or particular). In the NT the term “law” is used with various shades of meaning, and unless its different aspects are kept in mind – and right discrimination is made and the context is examined to determine which shade the author is mentioning – the modern reader of the NT NT will almost certainly distort what is said about “the law.” But to the Jewish reader, or one familiar with the Jewish religious system, the different meanings of the word “law” were clear, and a speaker or writer could quickly move from one to another without being misunderstood. In reality, for the devout Jew the different shades of meaning implicit in the word were, in practice, only one, and each was imperceptibly linked to the other. Therefore, in the NT the word “law” is used in 2 different but closely related senses: 1. Scripture as a revelation of the divine will (Joh 12:34; 15:24, 25; etc.). In Jewish terminology, “law” could refer to the Pentateuch (the 5 books of Moses) in contrast to the Prophets and the Writings (or Hagiographers), the 3 divisions of the OT according to the Hebrew canon (Luk 24:44). . Occasionally they used the expression “law of Moses” when referring to the Pentateuch, but more often they used “law” (Matt 7:12; 11:13; 12:5; 22:40; 23:23; Luk 10: 26; 16:16, 17; John 1:45; 7:19; 15:25; Rom 5:13, 20; 7; etc.). Sometimes the word “law” is used in relation to the Decalogue, although in some cases “law” may refer specifically to the Pentateuch, of which the Decalogue is an integral part (Matt 22:36-40; Rom 7:7; Jam 2:10-12). 2. The Jewish religious system as a whole, or some specific part of it (Joh 1:17; Act 18:13, 15; 22:3; Rom 6:14, 15; Gal. 3:19-25; etc. ). Of course, it was based on the revelation of the will of God contained in the OT Scriptures, more particularly in the Pentateuch. Sometimes the term “law” refers especially to the ritual law, the characteristic outward feature of the Jewish religious system (Luk 2:22-24; Act 15:5, 24; etc.). The expression “works of the law” generally refers to the requirements of the ritual law, although such law is also referred to as “the law of the Lord”712 (Luk 2:23). …