I purchased a first edition book on the ten commandments at a garage sale for .25 cents. The book came in a cover that was falling apart at the edges. I made a new cover out of wood and put some appropriate carvings on it. This is the back side. The center portion, with the Words from Scripture, is part of the original cover. John:5:46 Jesus said, "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me". I believe that virtually the whole of the Old Testament is an announcement to the world about the person of Jesus Christ. The Ten Commandments put the requirements of a Righteous God to all mankind for entry into heaven and fellowship with Him. The Scripture says that if we fall in even one point of the Law then we have broken them all. Thus, the Ten commandments point toward the need for a Sinless Savior to stand in the gap for the world "for we have all sinned and fall short of the Glory of God". So, I have carved what I felt would be appropriate. The top carving is a Menorah with the Cross of Christ as the servant candle. The two carvings on either side represent the serpent staff that Moses lifted up in the desert. Christ said that as Moses lifted his staff so will the Son of Man be lifted up. The carving below represents the burning bush where Moses first met the "Alpeh and Tav", the Great I AM.
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Joanie Holliday 02 Sep 2024
THIS IS TERRIFIC JAMES. WHAT A FIND FOR .25 CENTS. AND YOUR CREATIVE WORK. BEAUTIFUL.Barry Huyett 19 Jan 2008
beautiful!!Joanna Jungjohann 11 Feb 2007
beautiful, james