abolished by Christ and is no longer binding upon the people of God (Colossians 2:16, 17). The civil law was given to the people of Israel as a separate people among the nations of the earth. It became void when God finally destroyed the nationality of the Jews and dispersed them over the whole earth. 16. Messianic Prophecy Exodus contains no direct promises concerning Christ and his salvation, unless the words in 19:6 and 34:6, 7 are put under this heading. Yet the book is replete with messianic