| Ten Commandments (Moral Law) | Ceremonial Law {the temporary law for sin offering "the ordinances) |
| 1. First spoken by Elohim Himself. Exodus 20:1, 22 | 1. Spoken first by Moses. Exodus 24:3 |
| 2. Written by Elohim’s finger. Exodus 31:18; Exodus 32:16 | 2. Written by Moses hand. Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 31:9 |
| 3. First written on stones. Exodus 31:18 | 3. Written in a book. Exodus 24:3, 7; Deuteronomy 31:24 |
| 4. Handed by Elohim its writer, to Moses. Exodus 31:18 | 4. Handed by Moses, its writer to Levites. Deuteronomy 31:25-26 |
| 5. Placed by Moses “inside the ark.” Deuteronomy 10:5 | 5. Placed by the Levites “on the outside of the ark.” Deuteronomy 31:26, ARV |
| 6. Deals with moral precepts. i.e. love and relationships with God and man. Exodus 20:3-17 | 6. Deals with ceremonial, ritual matters. (See parts of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) |
| 7. Reveals sin. Romans 7:7 | 7. Prescribes offerings for sins. (See book of Leviticus) |
| 8. Breaking this law is “sin.” 1 John 3:4 | 8. No sin in breaking, for now “abolished.” Ephesians 2:15 (Where no law is, there is no transgression. Romans 4:15) |
| 9. We should “keep the whole law.” James 2:10 | 9. Apostles gave “no such commandment” to “keep the law.” Acts 15:24 |
| 10. We “shall be judged” by this law. James 2:12 | 10. We are NOT judged by it. Colossians 2:16 |
| 11. Those who keeps this law is “blessed in his deed.” James 1:25 | 11. Those who keeps this law is not blessed. (See for example, Galatians 5:1-6) |
| 12. “The perfect law of liberty.” James 1:25 (See also James 2:12) | 12. Those who keep this law loses his liberty. Galatians 5:1, 3 |
| 13. Paul said, “I delight in the law of Elohim.” Romans 7:22 (See also Romans 7:7) | 13. Paul called this law a “yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1; Galatians 4:3, 9 (See Acts 15:10) |
| 14. Established by faith in the Messiah. Romans 3:31 | 14. Abolished by the Messiah. Ephesians 2:15; Colossians 2:14 |
| 15. Yahushua was to “magnify the law and make it honorable.” Isaiah 42:21 | 15. Blotted “out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us.” Colossians 2:14 |
| 16. Eternal? Yes. Psalms 111:7-8; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17 | 16. Eternal? No. Hebrews 7:12; Galatians 3:19; Colossians 2:14 |
| 17. Points out sin. 1 John 3:4; Romans 7:7 | 17. Points to Messiah. Leviticus 4:27-31 |
| 18. Obey Now? Yes. Matthew 5:19 | 18. Obey Now? No. Colossians 2:14-17; Galatians 4:9-10 |
| 19. Liberty? (freedom) Yes. James 2:12; James 1:25 | 19. Liberty? No. It was bondage. Galatians 4:9; 5:1 Note: Freedom and bondage are exact opposites. |
| 20. Perfect? Yes. James 1:25; Psalms 19:7 | 20. Perfect? No. Hebrews 7:19 |
| 21. Good? Yes. Romans 7:12 | 21. Good? No. Colossians 2:14; Galatians 4:9 |