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Before we begin, be sure to get your Bible -- if you haven’t done so already.
               It is very important to look up and read each verse of scripture given in an-
               swer to the questions. And why not write out these scriptures, just as the
               kings of ancient  Israel  were instructed  to  write out  YEHOVAH  God’s
               laws? (Deuteronomy  17:18-20.) This  will  help  you  understand  and  re-
               member the vital truths you will be studying. Now let’s begin this important
               subject.


                                                       LESSON 2


               The Basis of YEHOVAH God's Judgment of Non-Israel Nations


               When we read in John 1:17, "for the law was given by Moses, but grace
               and truth  came  by Jesus Christ,"  we  have a  problem  because the law is
               spoken in connection with Abraham, long before Moses was born. It is also
               clear that YEHOVAH God judged other non-Israel nations -- so what was
               the basis of judgment? Some nations were judged  before  what some
               call the giving of the law (for example, Sodom), and some were judged af-
               terwards (for example, Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Ammon, Moab, and Edom).
               We find Jonah being sent to proclaim repentance to Nineveh. We find law
               and judgment in respect to Adam and Eve and the sacrifices made by Cain
               and  Abel.  To  almost  all  Christians  there  is  a  conflict  about  what The
               Law means.


               1.  In connection  with Abraham  what  did  YEHOVAH God say?  Genesis
               26:5.

               COMMENT:  The Scriptures show that the total law  --  namely the Com-
               mandments, Statutes, and Judgments -- were given exclusively to Israel as
               part of a covenant. There were promises made and responsibilities given to
               Israel that were not made to other races. Before the addition of the Law to
               Israel  (Galatians 3:19),  there  were  the  promises  made  to  the  seed  of
               Abraham through Isaac, the inheritance being made on the basis of prom-
               ise, and not the keeping of “The Law”.


               2. Does the Bible show that  YEHOVAH God gave His statutes and judg-
               ments to only Israel? Psalm 147:19, 20.


               COMMENT: This verse is both limiting and specific, and relates exclusively
               to Israel as a race.


               3. Does the Bible also show that the Ten Commandments were given to Is-
               rael only as part of a covenant? Deuteronomy 4:13.


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