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I  am asked concerning the law in Galatians. What law is the schoolmaster  to bring us to Christ? I answer: Both the ceremonial and the moral code  of ten commandments. {1SM 233.1}

Christ  was the foundation of the whole Jewish economy. The death of Abel was  in consequence of Cain's refusing to accept God's plan in the school of  obedience to be saved by the blood of Jesus Christ typified by the  sacrificial offerings pointing to Christ. Cain refused the shedding of  blood which symbolized the blood of Christ to be shed for the world.  This whole ceremony was prepared by God, and Christ became the  foundation of the whole system. This is the beginning of its work as the  schoolmaster to bring sinful human agents to a consideration of Christ  the Foundation of the whole Jewish economy. {1SM 233.2}

All  who did service in connection with the sanctuary were being educated  constantly in regard to the intervention of Christ in behalf of the  human race. This service was designed to create in every heart a love  for the law of God, which is the law of His kingdom. The sacrificial  offering was to be an object lesson of the love of God revealed in  Christ-in the suffering, dying victim, who took upon Himself the sin of  which man was guilty, the innocent being made sin for us. {1SM 233.3}

In  the contemplation of this great theme of salvation we see Christ's  work. Not only the promised gift of the Spirit, but also the nature and  character of this sacrifice and intervention are subjects which should  create in our hearts elevated, sacred, high ideas of the law of God,  which holds its claims upon every human agency. The violation of that  law in the small act of eating of the forbidden fruit, brought upon man  and upon the earth the consequence of disobedience to the holy law of  God. The nature of the intervention should ever make man afraid to do  the smallest action in disobedience to God's requirement. {1SM 234.1}

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