What would happen to the Mosaic law and temple worship when the King came?
When the King came, the entire format of the Mosaic system of law and temple worship would fall by the wayside. The New Covenant would become a reality; people would no longer have to study and witness because everybody would be in right relationship with God.
Les explains that Stephen had been talking about the coming of the King and the Kingdom. When the King would come, the whole format of the Mosaic system of law and temple worship would fall by the wayside. The New Covenant would become a reality, and they would no longer have to study and witness, because everybody would be in right relationship with God. The religious section of Judaism rejected that message, saying, “No way,” and refusing to let anything change the way they had always done things. False witnesses accused Stephen of speaking blasphemous words against Moses, the holy place, and the law, claiming Jesus of Nazareth would destroy this place and change the customs Moses delivered.