Five Parts of the Law of Moses The Covenant Man’s Impossible Obligation 1. The Commandments : The righteous will of God. Exodus Chapter 20 2. The Judgments : Israel’s righteous social life Exodus Chapter s 21 – 23 The Levitical Priesthood God’s Solution For the Impossible Obligation 3. The Ordinances : Rituals; Israel’s Worship Exodus Chapter s 25 – 31 Reward or Consequence 4. Blessing : Fulfilling the Obligation. Leviticus Chapter 26:1 – 13 5. Cursing : Failure to fulfill the Obligation. Leviticus Chapter 26:14 – 45 All five parts became known in scripture as ‘The Law of Moses’ or ‘The Law .’ The ‘covenant of law’ however, is found in the first two parts only. This is why in 2 Corinthians Chapter 3 , Paul called that covenant a ‘ministration of death and condemnation.’