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71Glory of Its Law CovenantEx . 19:16 "And it came to passon the third day, when it wasmorning, that there were thundersand lightnings, and a thickcloud upon the mount, and thevoice of a trumpet exceedingloud ; and all the people thatwere in the camp trembled ."Heb . 12 :18-21 "For you havenot approached that which canbe felt and which has been setaflame with fire, and a darkcloud and thick darkness and atempest, and the blare of a trumpetand the voice of words, onhearing which voice the peopleimplored that no word shouldbe added to them . For the commandwas not bearable to them :'And if a beast touches the mountain,it must be stoned .' Also thedisplay was so fearful that Mosessaid : 'I am terrified and trembling.'"Jewish Congregation Picturedby IshmaelGal. 4:22-30 "For example, itis written that Abraham acquiredtwo sons, one by the servant girland one by the free woman ; butthe one by the servant girl wasactually born in the manner offlesh, the other by the free womanthrough a promise . Thesethings stand as a symbolicdrama ; for these women meantwo covenants, the one frommount Sinai, which brings forthchildren for slavery, and whichis Hagar . Now this Hagar meansSinai, a mountain in Arabia, andshe corresponds with the Jerusalemtoday, for she is in slaverywith her children . . . . Nevertheless,what does the Scripture say?'Cast out the servant girl and herson .'' ,Organizational Structure ofJewish CongregationMediator and leader, Moses(Gal. 3 :19) ; founded on twelvesons of Jacob ; twelve tribes ofIsrael ; law covenant ; Leviticalpriesthood ; animal sacrifices .Congregation of GodCovenant Did Not AccomplishStated Purpose Because of FleshlyImperfection and SinRom . 8 :3 "For, there being anincapability on the part of theLaw, while it was weak throughthe flesh, God, by sending his ownSon in the likeness of sinful fleshand concerning sin, condemnedsin in the flesh ."Rom . 9 :31, 32 "But Israel, althoughpursuing a law of righteousness,did not attain to thelaw . For what reason? Because hepursued it, not by faith, but asby works."Heb . 4:2 "For we have had thegood news declared to us also,even as they also had ; but theword which was heard did notbenefit them, because they werenot united by faith with thosewho did hear ."Heb . 10 :3, 6 "To the contrary,by these sacrifices there is a remindingof sins from year toyear . 'You did not approve ofwhole burnt-offerings and sin offering.'"Covenant Did Serve Purpose ofLeading Faithful Remnantto ChristGal . 3 :24 "Consequently, theLaw has become our tutor leadingto Christ, that we might be declaredrighteous due to faith ."The Typical House Cast Off,A.D . 33; "Jewish Systems ofThings" No Longer ValidMatt. 23 :38 "Look! your houseis abandoned to you."Dan . 9 :27 "And he shall makea firm covenant with many forone week : and in the midst ofthe week he shall cause the sacrificeand the oblation to cease."Col. 2:13, 14 "He kindly forgaveus all our trespasses and blottedout the handwritten documentagainst us which consisted ofdecrees and which was in oppositionto us, and he has taken itout of the way by nailing it to thetorture stake ."