The Law of Moses is the law delivered from God through Moses to the Israelites as they camped at Mt. Sinai during their Exodus from Egypt. The law emphasizes obedience and sacrifice, which are the foundational principles of the gospel. The Law of Moses, then, was a preparatory gospel, a schoolmaster law intended to bring the Children of Israel to a knowledge of the Messiah, who would be Jesus Christ: "Behold, my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ; for, for this end hath the law of Moses been given; and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying of him (2 Nephi 11:4). If one pictures the gospel as a temple, the Law of Moses is the floor, the foundation. The overriding aspect of the Law of Mose
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| - The Law of Moses is the law delivered from God through Moses to the Israelites as they camped at Mt. Sinai during their Exodus from Egypt. The law emphasizes obedience and sacrifice, which are the foundational principles of the gospel. The Law of Moses, then, was a preparatory gospel, a schoolmaster law intended to bring the Children of Israel to a knowledge of the Messiah, who would be Jesus Christ: "Behold, my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ; for, for this end hath the law of Moses been given; and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying of him (2 Nephi 11:4). If one pictures the gospel as a temple, the Law of Moses is the floor, the foundation. The overriding aspect of the Law of Mose
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| - The Law of Moses is the law delivered from God through Moses to the Israelites as they camped at Mt. Sinai during their Exodus from Egypt. The law emphasizes obedience and sacrifice, which are the foundational principles of the gospel. The Law of Moses, then, was a preparatory gospel, a schoolmaster law intended to bring the Children of Israel to a knowledge of the Messiah, who would be Jesus Christ: "Behold, my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ; for, for this end hath the law of Moses been given; and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying of him (2 Nephi 11:4). If one pictures the gospel as a temple, the Law of Moses is the floor, the foundation. The overriding aspect of the Law of Moses is love. Image:Sinai Mountains.jpg
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