1. The Covenant Law Was More Than Ten Commandments

The Torah contains many laws, not just ten.

Deuteronomy 4:13

God declared the covenant and wrote the Ten Words on stone tablets.

Deuteronomy 31:26

Moses wrote the Book of the Law and placed it beside the Ark.

Point

• The covenant law included many commandments, not just ten.

2. Covenant Commands Also Address Canaanite Practices

Exodus 34:27–28

Write these covenant words… He wrote the Ten Words on the tablets.

Commands in that section include:

• No treaties with Canaanites
• Destroy their altars
• Avoid their religious practices
• Observe festivals

Point

• Covenant law included ritual and cultural commands, not only moral ones.

3. Jesus Did Not Limit Himself to the Ten Commandments

Matthew 19:18–19

Do not murder, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness…
Love your neighbor as yourself.

The last command comes from:

Leviticus 19:18

Point

• Jesus quotes laws outside the Decalogue.

4. Jesus Summarized the Law Using Earlier Torah Commands

Deuteronomy 6:5

Love the LORD your God with all your heart.

Leviticus 19:18

Love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 22:40

On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

Point

• The summary existed before Jesus.

1st century BCE Hillel the Elder (Hebrew: הִלֵּל הַזָּקֵן; c. 110 BCE – c. 10 CE) was a Babylonian-born Jewish sage, scholar, and religious leader active in Jerusalem near the end of the Second Temple period. Revered for his humility, patience, and interpretive insight, he became president (Nasi) of the Sanhedrin and founded the influential school known as the House of Hillel (Beit Hillel).

He first said,

“What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor.
This is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary.”

5. Jesus Said He Did Not Abolish the Law

Matthew 5:17–18

I did not come to abolish the law…
not the smallest letter will pass from it.

Point

• The law remains until heaven and earth pass.

6. Jeremiah’s Messiah Must Rule as King

Jeremiah 23:5

A righteous branch of David will reign as king and execute justice.

Jeremiah 23:6

Israel and Judah will live securely.

Point

• Critics argue these conditions were not fulfilled in Jesus’ lifetime.

7. The New Covenant Still Contains the Law

Jeremiah 31:33

I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts.

Point

• The law is internalized, not removed.

8. The Apostles Say the Law Is Upheld

Romans 3:31

Do we nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not.

James 2:10–11

Whoever breaks one part becomes guilty of all.

Point

• The law continues as moral authority.

Debate Conclusion

Textual arguments often presented:

1. The Mosaic covenant contained many laws, not just ten.
2. Jesus quoted laws outside the Decalogue.
3. His summary came from existing Torah commands.
4. He said he did not abolish the law.
5. Jeremiah’s New Covenant retains the law internally.
6. Apostolic writings still affirm the law.

Debate claim:
These texts are used to argue that the Torah was not abolished but summarized and internalized, while questions about covenant fulfillment remain debated.

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