Page 117 - Laying Down the Law

not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you
concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you,
you will abide in Him.

In this role of communicator of the mind of God, the Spirit and the Law are seen
in parallel roles. Indeed, what was seen in type and shadow in Moses and the Law is
fulfilled in antitype and substance in Christ and the Spirit. Consider the following
parallels.
During the ministry of Moses, when the Israelites wanted to know the mind of
Yahweh, they would come and inquire of Moses.

Exodus 18:15-16
And Moses said to his father-in-law, "The people come to me to inquire of God.
When they have a difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and
another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws."

This same Moses, could not remain forever with the people in this role. Yahweh
had Moses ascend Mount Sinai to meet with Him. Moses brought the Law down the
mountain, leaving it with the people to serve as their instructor and guide for the next
1,500 years.
A parallel fulfillment is observed in the life of Christ. When Yahshua walked the
earth, His disciples looked to Him much as the Israelites looked to Moses. Christ’s
disciples approached Him that He might declare to them the mind of God and serve
as their instructor.

Matthew 13:36
Then Yahshua sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His
disciples came to Him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the
field."

Matthew 15:15
Then Peter answered and said to Him, "Explain this parable to us."

Mark 4:10
But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about
the parable.

Christ also could not remain with His disciples in this role forever. It was better
that He go away. So, even as Moses ascended the mountain and brought back the
Law, Christ ascended to the Father and sent back the Spirit.
We have already seen the parallels and contrasts between these two events.
When Moses brought back the Law 3,000 men died. When the Spirit was received on
the day of Pentecost, 3,000 men were saved. In every way, the Spirit which has been