Mt Horeb and the Prophet.
P.B. [Sep. 16, 2018]
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In Deuteronomy 18:16-18, we have the
riveting presentation of the two economies - law and grace.
Under
the law, the mount of Horeb stood chiselled by
indignant flames of rigid sterness as the law required
perfection. The Jew feared the smoke and the flashes erupting from the sacred
mount. The result was that the Jews pleaded that they would die if they had to
listen to the voice of divine revelation through the law of Sinai (v16). The
divine mind in response unveils the character of divine reckonings in verse 17:
"..they have well spoken". In other words,
God agreed to man's fear under the law since the truth of the law was that man
can not keep it and therefore, he needs to be destroyed. However, the beauty of
verse 17 is that it reveals God's intention that man should not abide under the
fear of the law - "...they have well spoken".
Now,
the immediate next verse (verse 18), reveals the other economy - grace
manifested through Christ the Prophet. If man could not bear with the
revelation of God under the law of
In
these three verses, we can find a solemn depiction of the two economies.