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Law of Moses

Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kgs 2:3; 2 Kgs 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written code it is called the “book of the law of Moses” (2 Kgs 14:6; Isa 8:20), the “book of the law of God” (Josh 24:26).

The great leading principle of the Mosaic law is that it is essentially theocratic; i.e., it refers at once to the commandment of God as the foundation of all human duty.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread. Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).