Law of the Lord

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Pardon my ignorance.
Is the law of the Lord the 10 commandments?

“Whoever meditates on the law of the Lord. Will bring forth much fruit at harvest time”
 
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I’m not sure where your quote has come from. Googling came up with a Pinterest quote that said it’s from the Divine Office. If so, I can’t help you there - sorry.

Regarding “Law of the Lord” it’s from Psalms 1:2, I think, and I’ve found the two following commentaries which may be helpful to you.

Exposition on Psalm 1 beginning with " 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law will he meditate by day and by night Psalm 1:2"

And Leo Haydocks commentary on Psalm 1:2 "But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. " George Haydock’s Catholic Bible Commentary

Apologies I can’t be of further help to you, and also if I’ve missed the mark completely!
 
You are right! It was taken from the LOTH.
I wonder if it refers to all the instructions of moses.
 
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I wonder if it refers to all the instructions of moses.
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Possibly, but I don’t think so. That was something I read when scanning articles in my search for you.

I know there are others here who do pray LOTH, so hopefully one of them will see your thread and post a helpful reply to you.
 
The Law of the LORD, as stated in the Psalms, would refer to the Mosaic Law in full not only the Ten Commandments. It is accepted that only the moral and not ceremonial requirements are binding for Christians.
 
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It is always good to meditate on the Law of Lord, both the eternal law (as summed up in the ten commandments and even moreso in Christ’s two), and as found in the positive law in force. Even when not in force, the positive laws (like those ceremonial laws) have lessons within them related to the eternal law.
 
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(as summed up in the ten commandments and even moreso in Christ’s two),
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Christ’s Two… Existed in OT times as well.
  1. On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.
  2. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  3. “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
  4. The lawyer answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
  5. “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
In everything,
do to others what you would have them do to you,
for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. — JESUS
 
If you trace the words to Psalm 1 and read it employing the Literary Sense, yes, it would be the 10 Commandments, but it would be much more…it would be the 613 laws of the Talmud.
 
redal said:
If you trace the words to Psalm 1 and read it employing the Literary Sense, yes, it would be the 10 Commandments, but it would be much more…it would be the 613 laws of the Talmud.
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I think you mean the Torah (first five books of the Bible), not Talmud (rabbinical interpretation/application from well after the Incarnation).
 
anon91549587 said:
Pardon my ignorance.
Is the law of the Lord the 10 commandments?

“Whoever meditates on the law of the Lord. Will bring forth much fruit at harvest time”
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The 10 Commandments are a subset of the law. The law included the other commands found in Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. However, at times it can reference broader precepts and principles. So for example, sometimes it is referenced in how the natural world is ordered and follows God’s divine will (e.g., the stars give their light, the rain falls and waters the ground and crops grow, etc.). I am assuming you are referring to Psalm 1, correct?
 
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The Two Great Commandments - The Shema

Deut. 6:5 Lev. 19:18

A Jewish Lawyer … and Jesus -
 
Pretty sure the Shema is just Deuteronomy 6:4-5. Jesus provided a summary of the Law, because these two commandments act as two categories for containing the whole of the Law, just as the Ten Commandments provide a fuller summary, but are still only a summary.
 
CRV said:
I know there are others here who do pray LOTH, so hopefully one of them will see your thread and post a helpful reply to you.
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The words, “Whoever meditates on the law of the Lord. —Will bring forth much fruit at harvest time,” form the verse before the readings of the Office of Readings on the Thursdays of Lent. Their source is not mentioned in the LOTH but they are similar to Psalm 1:2-3:
Rather, the law of the Lord is his joy;
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree
planted near streams of water,
that yields its fruit in season;
Its leaves never wither;
whatever he does prospers.
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Thank you Todd!

Perhaps you could clarify also for the OP whether this means that the 10 commandments is what is meant by "the law of the lord?
 
As it is a Psalm and is part of Jewish scripture (as we refer to the Old Testament), it included the 10 Commandments and it included all of the rest of the laws which Jews had to follow.

and as noted above, Christ summed it up in two Commandments.

I pray the LOTH, and it includes many Psalms; but as followers of Christ, most of the Mosaic laws no longer apply. It could be read to mean any number of laws subsequent to Christ, but one starts to get off track of saying the Psalm by trying to pun down something as a meaning for today.
 
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Hey everybody , to distil , due to dispensationalism , we are obviously not bound to a lot of the rules and the 2 important commandments gathers all the others . Is that correct?
 
Christ was asked what the two most important Laws were and picked two that could act as a summary. Its important to remember that they are a summary. It would be going too far to suggest that they are the only rules of the Mosaic Law still in effect. Essentially the rule is, if its a moral commandment its still in force, if its a ceremonial or ritualistic requirement, then it is not.
 
Thanks for clarifying .
I have read bout the increasing belief from evangelicals that the commandments are no longer in effect . Or that things of the OT are now dead because of some thingy that is nailed to the cross when christ died.
 
anon91549587 said:
I have read bout the increasing belief from evangelicals that the commandments are no longer in effect . Or that things of the OT are now dead because of some thingy that is nailed to the cross when christ died.
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Could be… however, unless that bumps into one … it’s just another amongst a Legion of Falsehoods.
 
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