Ceremonial Law And Moral Law
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Description: Expert and public commentaries on Colossians 2:14-17 and so does Colossians 2:16 refer to the ten commandments, the Sabbath or ceremonial law?
Please read Colossians 2:16 for a professional examination of this passage as well as other related verses such as Galatians 4:9-10, Romans 14:5 and Hosea 2:11. Page two of this site also contains Bible Commentaries from expert theologians.
Colossians 2:16 reads “ Let no man therefore judge you in meat [offering], or in drink [offering], or in respect of an [feast] holyday, or of the new moon, or of the [ceremonial] sabbath days: ” Parentheses are added. Everything in this verse refers to the now obsolete ceremonial law system. The meat and drink spoken of in this verse are meat and drink offerings as described in Leviticus 23:18 and more than 30 other Old Testament verses and further supported by Hebrews 9:10. But most people think of them as
The holydays were the various ceremonial sabbath days of which many are spoken of in Leviticus 23:3 onwards. The new moon festivals were also part of the ordinances of the ceremonial system. Ezekiel 45:17 sheds excellent light here, “ And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings , and drink offerings , in the feasts [holydays] , and in the new moons , and in the sabbaths , in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering , and the meat offering, a
Ceremonial Law And Moral Law
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