neither does it primarily show us how to bear God’s image. The ceremonial law was only temporary and binding upon one nation. It passed away under the New Covenant because its purpose had been accomplished. The ceremonial law was primarily prophetic in character and function. It prepared God’s people for the coming of the Christ and His church. This is why the ceremonies of the Old Testament are said to be “only a shadow of good things to come and not the very form itself” (Heb. 10:1). The ceremonial