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THE LAW CANNOT BE ALTERED OR ADDED TO
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
Deuteronomy 4:1-24

Psalm 12:6-7

 

“Thou shalt keep them, O LORD,
thou shalt preserve them from

this generation for ever.”

 

THE LAW CANNOT BE ALTERED OR ADDED TO
 
The Law, with all other parts of Scriptures, were written by the hand of man. God revealed them and they have equal authority. The Lord has promised to preserve His words down through all generations. The command not to add or diminish forbids anyone from touching the words of God with the intent to alter or add. The observation of this command is God’s way of preserving His words. In the last chapter of the Bible, the same words are repeated (Rev 22:18). Moses as the first writer of Scripture made this command very clear so that the words of God may not be lost.
 
In recent church history, there has been much debate about the accuracy of the available manuscripts of Scripture. This has caused many to subject the written words of God to the scrutiny of man-made science. However, the human mind cannot fathom the workings of God in this matter. God alone has the power to preserve and we must accept it by faith.
 
The nation of Israel was not to forget but to teach the future generations. They heard the voice of God in Horeb (this is another name for Sinai), they learned the words of the Lord and they were commanded to teach His words. The Lord came in a burning mountain and spoke declaring His covenant to Israel. The Ten Commandments were written on two tables of stone. These were like teaching aids for Moses so that he might also write what the Lord told him.
 
Those tables remained for a long time in the ark of the covenant. As long as they were there, they were a testimony to the nation that they were subject to the Law of God. These were lost or destroyed when the first temple was burned by the Babylonians. Though the physical tables were lost, the words were not lost as there are copies. God preserves His words in the way He sees fit. Unlike human laws, the words of God do not require an update. It is complete.
 
THOUGHT: God’s revealed will in Scripture is the basis for future judgment.

PRAYER: Father, may I always stand to defend Thy written Word.

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