Bible Law Index
of the LAWS, STATUTES, and JUDGMENTS of GOD

OT= Old Testament
NT = New Testament

I. OBLIGATIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARD GOD
  1. Thou Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me.(First Commandment)
    • OT=Ex. 20:2,3; 34:14; Deut. 5:6,7; 6:5
    • NT=Matt. 4:10; 22:37; 38; Luke 10:25-27

    1. Israel admonished to avoid apostasy.
      1. Israel NOT to follow the apostasy of false prophets
        • OT=Deut. 13:1-5
        • NT=Matt. 24:5,23,24; Mark 13:21-23;
          Acts 20:29-30 II Cor. 11:13-15; Eph.4:14 I Tim.4:1-3; 6:3-5; II Tim 4:3-4; Titus 1:10-14 II Peter 2:1-2; 3:6, 17; I John 4:1-6; II John 7; Jude 4, 8
      2. Israel told how to distinguish false prophets
        • OT=Deut. 18:18-20 ; Is 8:20
        • NT=Matt. 7:15-20
      3. Israel not to follow the apostasy of kin
        • OT=Deut. 13:6-10
      4. Israel not to follow the apostasy of the people of the cities
        • OT=Deut. 13:12-16
      5. Israel to avoid strange doctrine
        • NT=Gal. 1:6-7; Heb. 13:9
      6. Israel to avoid false worship
        • OT=Is. 1:13
        • NT=II Cor. 10:14; I John 5:21

  2. Thou shall not make unto thee any graven images
    • OT=Ex. 20:4-6; 22:20; 34:17 Lev. 17:7; 19:4; 26:1; Deut. 4:15-19,23-25; 5:8-10; 11:16,17; 12:30,31; 13:1-3; 5-17; 17:2-5;
    • NT=I Chron. 5:25 I Cor. 10:14; I John 5:21

    1. Israel commanded NOT to bow down to, nor to serve the gods of the heathen.
      • OT=Ex 23:24, 32, 33; Deut. 6:14; 7:16; NT=I Thess. 1:9

      1. Israel NOT to sacrifice to devils or heathen gods
        • OT=Lev. 17:7; Deut. 32:17
      2. Israel to destroy all heathen shrines
        • OT=Ex. 34:12-13; Num. 35:52; Duet. 7:5, 25-26; 12:2-3
      3. Sacrifice of children to false gods forbidden for Israelites
        • OT=Lev. 18:21; 20:2-5; II Kings 16:3 Jer.7:31; 19:5

    2. Israel NOT to follow in the customs or abominations of the heathen
      • OT=Lev. 18:3, 26-30; 20:23; Deut. 12:29-31; 18:9-14; II Chron. 36:14; II Kings 21:1-7

      1. Idolatry
        • OT=Deut. 7:25; 12:29-31; Ez. 20:31-32
      2. Sacrifice of children to false gods
        • OT=Deut. 12:31; 18:9-10
      3. Sorcery and witchcraft, wizards, enchanters, consulters with familiar spirits, astrology condemned.
        • OT=Lev. 19:26, 31; 20:6, 27; Deut. 18:9-14; I Sam.15:23; II Chron. 33:6; Is. 47:9-15; Jer.27:9; Ez. 20:30-33; Micah 5:12; Malachi 3:5
        • NT=Acts 13:6-11; Gal. 5:16-21; I Tim. 4:1; Rev. 21:8

        1. Witches to be put to death.
          • OT=Ex. 22:18

      4. Immoral conduct such as adultery, incest, sodomy, homosexuality
        • OT=Lev. 18; 20:1-23
      5. Decorating trees, such as Christmas trees
        • OT=Jer. 10:2-5

    3. Israel NOT to keep company with idolaters or the wicked or even Brethren who walk contrary to the Word of God
      • OT=Psalm 26:5; II Chron. 19:2
      • NT=I Cor. 5:9-11; 10:19-20; II Cor. 6:14-18; II Thes 3:6,14.

  3. Thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. ( Third Commandment )
    • OT=Ex. 20:7; Lev. 18:21; Deut. 5:11
    • NT=Matt. 5:33-37

    1. Cursing or blasphemy against God forbidden.
      • OT=Lev. 18:21; 19:12; 24:15-16; I Kings 21:10, 13
      • NT=Matt. 12:31; Mark 3:28-29

  4. Israel people to be God's servant race.
    • OT=Ex. 19:5-6; Lev. 20:26; Deut 7:6; 10:15; 14:2; I Sam. 12:22; II Sam. 7:24; I Chron. 17:22; Psalm 33:12; Is. 43:1,10; 49:3; Jer. 31:1; Ez. 34:30
    • NT=Rom. 9:4; II Cor. 6:16; I Peter 2:9; Acts 13:17-19

  5. God's Law given to the Israel people.
    • OT=Deut. 4:5-10, 40; 33:3-4; Psalm 147:19-20; Is. 43:1, 10; 49:3; Jer. 31:1; Ez 34:30

    1. Israel admonished to obey God's Law.
      • OT=Ex. 15:26; Lev. 18:4-5, 26, 30; 20:22; Deut. 4:4-14,40; 5:32-33; 6:17, 25; 8:6,11; 11:8,32; 26:16; 27:8-10; 29:9; 30:2, 10, 16; I Kings 8:57-58, 61; Ez. 20:19
      • NT=Matt. 5:17-19; Acts 5:29 Rom. 3:31; 6:14-15; 7:1, 22; James 1:22-15; Gal.3:10

      1. Blessings for obedience
        • OT=Lev. 26:14-45; Deut. 7:12-24; 28:1-14; Joshua 1:7-8; Is. 1:19
      2. Curses for disobedience
        • OT=Lev. 26:14-45 Deut. 8:19-20; 11:26-28; 28:15-68; II Kings 17:1-41; Is. 1:20; Hosea 4:6-7

        1. Those who refuse to hear and obey God's Law
          • OT=Prov. 28:9; Jer. 5:3
          • NT=Titus 1:16; I John 2:4

      3. Restoration and blessing for return and obedience to God's Law
        • OT=Deut. 30:1-10; II Chron. 7:14

    2. Israel to preserve and study God's Law.
      • OT=Lev. 18:5; 19:37; Deut. 4:1-2, 5,6; 5:1; 6:1-9, 25; 11:18-22; 31:11-12; Joshua 1:7-8; Psalm 1:2; Prov. 7:1-3
      • NT=John 5:39; 14:23; Acts17:11; 24:14; 26:22; Col. 3:16; II Tim. 2:15; Rev. 22:18-19

      1. Israel not to add nor to detract from God's Law.
        • OT=Deut. 4:2; 12:32; Joshua 1:7; Prov. 30:6
        • NT=Rev. 22:18-19
      2. Israel to teach God's Law to their children
        • OT=Deut. 4:2; 12:32; Joshua 1:7; Prov. 30:6

    3. God's Law to last forever.
      • NT=Matt. 5:17-19; Rom. 3:31

  6. Sin is transgression of God's Law.
    • OT=Deut. 17:2
    • NT=I John 3:4

    1. By the Law comes knowledge of sin.
      • NT=Rom. 3:20; 7:7
    2. We are admonished not to commit sin.
      • OT=Is. 1:16
      • NT=Rom. 6:12-15, 23; I John 3:9

      1. Not to enjoy the pleasure of sin.
        • OT=Is. 46:8-11
        • NT=Rom. 1:32; Heb. 11:25; I Tim. 5:6; James 5:5
      2. Not to lust after evil things
        • NT=I Cor. 10:6
      3. Not to deceive ourselves about sin.
        • NT=I John 1:8
      4. Abstain from the appearance of evil.
        • NT=I Thes. 5:22
      5. He that committeth sin is of the devil.
        • NT=I John 3:8-12
      6. Evil commeth from the heart of man.
        • OT=I Kings 8:38-39; Jer. 17:9-10
        • NT=Matt. 15:18-19

    3. The punishment of transgression is by:
      1. Defeat
        • OT=II Chron. 12:1-5
      2. Disease
        • OT=II Chron 26:16-21
      3. War
        • OT=II Sam. 12:9-10
        • NT=James 4:1-2
      4. Captivity
        • OT=Neh. 1:8
      5. Affliction
        • OT=Psalm 107:17
      6. Death in hell
        • OT=Is. 66:24
      7. Annihilation
        • OT=Deut. 8:1, 20; 30:16-18

    4. The Law was made for the lawless and disobedient
      • NT=Gal. 3:19; I Tim. 1:8-10

    5. All unrighteousness is sin
      • NT=I John 5:17

      1. Unrighteousness is an abomination unto the Lord
        • OT=Deut. 25:16
      2. Wickedness is an abomination unto the Lord.
        • OT=Prov. 8:7; 15:8-9
      3. Israel not to practice those things which are an abomination unto the Lord.

        1. Worship of pagan gods
          • OT=Deut. 17:2-5; II Kings 23:13
        2. Heathen idolatry
          • OT=Deut. 7:25; 12:30-31; 27:15
        3. Heathen practices (sorcery, witchcraft, ect,)
          • OT=Deut. 18:9-12; Ez. 20:30-32
        4. Child sacrifice
          • OT=Deut. 12:31; 18:10
        5. False worship
          • OT=Is. 1:13-16
        6. Evil practice in God's house.
          • OT=II Chron. 36:14; Jer. 7:30
        7. Those who delight in abominations
          • OT=Is. 66:3
          • NT=Rom. 1:29-32
        8. The ways of the wicked.
          • OT=Prov. 15:8-9
        9. Those quick to do evil.
          • OT=Prov. 6:18; 24:8
        10. Those who justify the wicked.
          • OT=Prov. 17:15; Is. 5:20
        11. Adultery
          • OT=Lev. 18:20, 26, 27, 29; 20:10; Ez 22:11
          • NT=Rom. 1:24-28; I Cor. 6:9
        12. Homosexuality and Lesbianism
          • OT=Lev. 18:22, 26, 27, 29; 20:13, 23
          • NT=Rom. 1:24-28; I Cor. 6:9
        13. Lying with beasts
          • OT=Lev. 18:23, 26, 27, 29
        14. Prostitution
          • OT=Deut. 23:17-18
        15. Interracial marriage
          • OT=Ezra 9:1-14; 10:10; Mal. 2:11
        16. Murder
          • OT=Prov. 6:17
        17. False witness
          • OT=Prov. 6:16,17,19; 12:22; Is. 59:3,4
        18. Troublemakers
          • OT=Prov. 6:18-19
        19. Evil thoughts
          • OT=Prov. 6:18; 15:26; Psalms 10:4
          • NT=Acts 8:22
        20. Proud heart
          • OT=Psalm 10:2-6; Prov. 6:17; 16:5
        21. Self righteousness
          • OT=Is. 65:5
          • NT=Luke 16:15; 18:10-14; Rom. 11:20
        22. The prayers of those who harden their hearts.
          • OT=Prov. 28:9
        23. Wrong attire
          • OT=Deut. 22:5
        24. The eating of certain foods
          • OT=Lev. 11:10-23; 41-43
        25. Sacrifice of deformed animals
          • OT=Deut. 17:1
        26. False balances- diverse weights and measures
          • OT=Deut. 25:13-16; Prov. 11:1; 20:10; Micah 6:10

  7. Observations to be observed unto the Lord
    1. Worship
      • OT=I Chron. 16:29; Psalm 95:6; 96:9
      • NT=Matt. 4:10; John 4:23-24; Acts 24:14; Rev. 14:7
    2. Reverence
      • OT=Deut. 10:12; Psalm 89:7
      • NT=Heb. 12:9
    3. Gratitude
      • OT=Deut. 8:10; Psalm 75:1; 92:1-5, 95:1-7; 103:1-2; 105:1; 106:1; 107:1; 136:1-4
      • NT=Rom.1:8-9; I Cor. 1:4; Eph. 1:15-16; Phil. 1:3; Col. 1:3-6
    4. Obediance
      • OT=Deut. 6:4-5; 11:8; 28:1-2
      • NT=Matt. 12:50; John 14:15, 23; I Peter 2:13
    5. Love
      • OT=Deut. 6:4-5; 10:12; 11:1,13; 30:6, 16, 20
      • NT=Matt. 22:37-38; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27
    6. Service
      • OT=Deut. 10:12,20; 11:13-15
      • NT=Matt. 4:10; Luke 1:74; Acts 27:23; Rom. 1:9
    7. Keeping Vows made unto the Lord
      • OT=Num. 30:2-16; Deut. 23:21-23
      • NT=Matt. 5:33
    8. Accountability to the Lord
      1. Universal
        • NT=Acts 17:30-31; Rom. 14:12
      2. National
        • OT=Joshua 1:11-13; 7:1-26; Psalm 33:12; Prov. 14:34; Is. 26:2; Jer. 4:2, 7:28; 9:9; 12:17; Zech. 2:11
        • NT=Matt. 25:31-46
      3. Family
        • OT=Joshua 1:14-18; 7:1-26
      4. Personal
        • OT=II Sam. 24:1-15; Job 34:10-11; Psalm 62:12
        • NT=Matt. 12:36; 16:27; Luke 21:36; Rom. 2:1-12; 14:10-12; II Cor. 5:10; Gal. 6:7; Eph. 6:8; Jude 1:14-15; Rev. 20:12-13

  8. Israel to become a great nation and a company of nations
    • OT=Gen. 12:2; 17:4-6; 18:18; 35:11; 46:3; Ex. 32:10; Deut. 26:5

    1. Israel to be as numerous as the sands in the sea and the stars of Heaven
      • OT=Gen 13:16; 15:5; 16:10; 17:6; 22:17; 26:4; 28:14; 32:12; 48:4; Deut. 32:13; Num. 32:10; Deut. 1:10; 26:5; I Kings 3:8; I Chron. 27:23; Is. 10:22; Jer. 33:22; Hosea 1:10
      • NT=Rom. 9:27; Heb. 11:11-12

  9. God's people, Israel to become known as the Son's of the Living God.
    • OT=Jer. 50:6, 17; Hosea 1:10
    • NT=Mat. 10:6; 15:24; John 10:14, 16, 25, 27, 28 Acts 2:36; Rom. 8:29; 9:25, 26; 11:1; Gal. 4:4-7; Eph. 1:3-5; I Peter 2:25; Rev. 12:17

    1. Israel to called by a new name.
      • OT=Is. 62:2; 65:15; Hosea 2:17
      • NT=Acts 11:26; Rev. 3:14

      1. As Christians, Israel to be set apart from the world and its evils
        • NT=Matt. 16:26; Mark 8:36; Luke 9:25; John 15:19; 17:11; Rom. 12:2; I Cor. 5:9-13; 11:32; II Cor. 6:14-18; Gal. 1:4; Eph. 6:12; Col. 2:8, 20; II Tim. 2:4; James 4:4; II Peter 2:20; I John 2:15-17 I John 4:4-5; I John 5:4-5, 19; Rev. 18:2-4;

  10. While still living in Palestine, God promised His people, Israel, a new land in which to dwell.
    • OT=II Sam. 7:10; I Chron. 17:9
  11. National Israel to make no alliance with the heathen.
    • OT=Ex. 22:31; 34:12, 15; Deut. 7:1-4
    • NT=II Cor. 6:14-17
  12. Israel to lend to, but not to borrow from other nations.
    • OT=Deut. 15:6; 28:12
  13. There is to be one Law for Israel and the foreigner living in the midst of her.
    • OT=Ex. 12:49; Lev. 24:22; Num. 9:14; 15:15, 29

    1. Foreigner to abide by God's Law.
      • OT=Lev. 16:29; 17:12, 15; 18:26; 24:16,22; 25:6; Num. 9:14; 15:14-16; 29; 30; 35:15; Duet. 5:14; 2 4:17; 27:19; 31

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