Law of Moses

The law of Moses specified the death sentence for murder. However, not all killings are murder. All cases of suspected murder needed to be considered by the appointed judges before sentence was carried out. To avoid relatives taking revenge for the death of a family member a place of sanctuary was provided for the one deemed to be the cause of the fatality. These were cities of refuge.

A selection of verses showing what the Bible tells us about the Sabbath. The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, equivalent to Saturday in the Western calendar.

Its importance for those under the law of Moses is emphasised because it is the fourth of the Ten Commandments given by God to Israel at Sinai:

Exodus 20 verses 8 - 11

The Passover is a ceremony recalling the deliverance of the nation of Israel from Egyptian slavery. It was instituted by God in commandments to Moses. The original Passover was held in Egypt. The details are given in Exodus 12.

The command to keep the Passover was repeated by Moses in Deuteronomy. It was one of the three mandatory feasts that Israel were expected to keep:

Instructions about the feast of unleavened bread are given as the Israelites are preparing to leave the slavery in Egypt. 

The feast is to be a memorial of their escape from Egypt:

Exodus 12 verses 17 - 20

The ten commandments are the basic laws of the Jews which tell them how they should live. Many countries base their laws on these commandments. They are listed in Exodus 20.

With the exception of the Sabbath law, they are all repeated by Jesus Christ and the apostles. Examples are:

You shall have no other gods before me:

1 Corinthians 8 verse 6

A replica of the sanctuary can be seen in the Timna Park in Israel:

God tells the Israelites what the sanctuary is for:

Exodus 25 verse 8