Others gave comments through emails, but I thought this was too good to pass it up. The reason is because it is original writing and it is a "Fresh Manna."
THE QUESTION WAS: WHY DID GOD SET UP 10 COMMANDMENTS?
In the Old Testament, God wants His people to be a peculiar, one's own, special people, not like the people of other nations. What God has seen the people of other nations had done, He made Ten commandments of eight "DO NOT" be like them and two commandments to "KEEP & HONOR."
I found five verses that talked about "a peculiar people". Exodus 19:5 "... ye shall be a PECULIAR treasure unto Me above all the people ..." Deut. 14:2 "... a PECULIAR people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." Deut. 26:18-19 "... His PECULIAR people, as He hath promised thee, and thou should keep all His commandments; And to make thee high above all nations ..."
[The fact was that the people of Israel broke the laws and had disobeyed God. What the law could not do for them,] Titus 2:14 "Jesus Christ (who) gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself A PECULIAR people ... " 1 Peter 2:9 "... a royal priesthood, an holy NATION, A PECULIAR PEOPLE ..."
So the answer is: Jesus Christ is the One who redeem us from the law that condemned us, so now Ten Commandment is a reminder how to live for Him, yes! Christ is our Promise Covenant! That's why we have "Passover" Communion, a constant Covenant with Him! Amen!!!
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