Allen Walker is the author. His opinion is that the Ten Commandments are NOT the old covenant. My opinion is that the Ten Commandments ARE the old covenant. This is also the opinion of Brother Blume. Brother Avery (and perhaps Esaias) seem to support the author’s view.
One thing is certain, both views can’t be correct, although perhaps both could be wrong.
Allen Walker believes that the Ten Commandments are not the old covenant referred to in
Hebrews 8:13. I have repeatedly begged the question;
“If the old covenant is not the Ten Commandments, what IS the old covenant?”
So far, no one has answered this question, until now. Allen Walker did. His answer is that there is ANOTHER old covenant.
He says that before the Ten Commandments were given to Moses at Mt. Sinai (three days before), there was ANOTHER covenant made between God and the Israelites. This is the one (according to him) that was ready to vanish away in Hebrews. To be clear, the author is getting this from
Exodus 19, while in
Exodus 20, the Ten Commandments are delivered. So, according to him, there were two covenants in three days. Allow me to post some scripture.
Exod.19
[1] In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
[2] For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
[3] And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
[4] Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
[5] Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
[6] And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
[7] And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
[8] And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
Notice the word covenant, in verse 5 above.
Cont.