Differences among charge, statues, judgments and commandments

[monoergon]

Do charge (mishmereth), statues (chuqqah), judgments (mishpat) and commandments (mitsvah) have different meanings in the Scriptures, particularly in the Old Testament?

Here is a verse with all those terms:

Deut. 11:1 (KJV) "Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway."

 

[arapahoepark]

From the Finger of God by Philip Ross is probably the best source on the subject. He argues yes.

 

[Contra_Mundum]

The thing is, there is no reliable taxonomy that explains which category a discrete Mosaic legal prescription belongs in. Can one such be assigned to more than one category, depending on its use? Quite possibly.

If you look at each term, there should be a predominant idea; we have something like that ourselves in various English words. So, it makes sense that a similar idea is at work in another linguistic and cultural context.

The heaping up of descriptions bears witness to the fact that the Law of Moses was designed to cover the whole of life--religious, civil, personal, familial, everything. The legal cover went from big umbrella laws to minute regulations.

 

[monoergon]

From the Finger of God by Philip Ross is probably the best source on the subject. He argues yes.

Thanks for that source. I hope I can buy it soon.