he taught them. But he chided them for the undisciplined way they eat and drunk the bread and the wine - body and blood of Christ -- during the observance of the pass over (1 Cor. 11: 20 -- 23).

What are the "Ordinances" that were against us? Some of God's ordinances are to be observed even today. So, I ask again, what are the ordinances that were against us?

Let us read through Deuteronomy chapter thirty-one and verses twenty-four to twenty-seven. In Deut.31: 24 -- 27 we read: "And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book until they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death?" It is important to note that the statutes, judgements and ordinances which were written by Moses in a book were placed in the side of the ark of the covenant. These ordinances, laws of statute and judgements were to be "a witnesses against thee". The ordinances were laws concerning sacrifices and rituals to be kept at an appointed time every year - a substitute for Christ, till he came!

Folks, I say again, the law of ordinances were laws dealing with diverse ceremonies to be observed, and animal sacrifices which all pointed to Christ the "Passover Lamb" that was to come (1 Cor. 5: 7. John 1: 29). These ordinances, although given to Moses by God Himself, were written by Moses in a book. The "Ten Commandments" were written by God Himself on two "Tables of Stones" (Ex. 32: 16), and were placed, not on the side of the ark but in the ark under the "mercy seat" (Ex. 25: 21). The law of "Ten Commandments" are permanent and so they are written on tablets of stone! The "Ten Commandments" is nowhere in your Bible referred to as being against us. God warns us in Isaiah 5: 20: "Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter". THE LAW IS GOOD (Rom. 7: 12).

Galatians chapter three, verse thirteen (Gal. 3: 13) is another passage of scripture so often used to suggest that Christ came to redeem us from the law (Ten Commandments) because the law was a curse. Let us examine this scripture closely.