According to the definition of "strawman."
Your post is attempting to claim the New Testament does not mean what it says when we find the New Covenant has made the Old Covenant "obsolete" in Hebrews 8:13.
Did Abraham keep the commandments that God gave him? Absolutely.
He went to the land God showed him, and he circumcised his male offspring. We are not commanded to do either under the New Covenant fulfilled by the blood of Christ at Calvary.
Act 15:24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
Based on the passages below, the ten commandments are the Sinai Covenant and it was not given at an earlier time.
Exo 34:28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Deu 5:1 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
Deu 5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deu 5:3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
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That is a demonstrably false interpretation of Deuteronomy 5:1-3 because in Genesis 39:9, Joseph knew that it was a sin to commit adultery long before the Mosaic Covenant was made.
Excellent!It was also a sin when Cain killed his brother Able, long before Mount Sinai.
I accept what the text says.
If Exodus 34:28 says the ten commandments were the Sinai Covenant, then I accept it.
If Deuteronomy 5:1-3 says the Sinai Covenant was not given at an earlier time, then I accept it.
If Paul says in Galatians 3:16-29 the law was "added" 430 years "after" the promise made to Abraham "until" the seed (Christ) could come to whom the promise was made, I accept what Paul said, and what Paul said in that passage agrees with the two verses above.
If Paul tells the Galatians in Galatians 4:24-31 to "cast out" the Sinai Covenant of "bondage", then I have to accept what Paul says. I do not have to re-interpret the passage in order to hang onto the Sinai Covenant.
We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant of Mount Zion in Hebrews 12:22-24. I can clearly see the contrast between the two covenants in the passage, because I accept what the text says.
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It was also a sin when Cain killed his brother Able, long before Mount Sinai.
I accept what the text says.
If Exodus 34:28 says the ten commandments were the Sinai Covenant, then I accept it.
If Deuteronomy 5:1-3 says the Sinai Covenant was not given at an earlier time, then I accept it.
If Paul says in Galatians 3:16-29 the law was "added" 430 years "after" the promise made to Abraham "until" the seed (Christ) could come to whom the promise was made, I accept what Paul said, and what Paul said in that passage agrees with the two verses above.
If Paul tells the Galatians in Galatians 4:24-31 to "cast out" the Sinai Covenant of "bondage", then I have to accept what Paul says. I do not have to re-interpret the passage in order to hang onto the Sinai Covenant.
We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant of Mount Zion in Hebrews 12:22-24. I can clearly see the contrast between the two covenants in the passage, because I accept what the text says.
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I accept that there are difference between the covenants, but you do not accept that Jeremiah 31:33 says that the New Covenant involves following the Torah.
I also accept what you ignored in Jeremiah 31:32, and what is in Hebrews 7:12, and Acts 15:24, and Hebrews 12:18-24.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Which law?
Circumcise your male offspring?
Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
Act 15:24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
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Christ spent his ministry teaching his followers how to obey the Torah by word and by example and Acts 15 should not be interpreted as ruling against Gentiles being followers of Christ.
Would you have been one of those who accused Jesus of breaking the "Torah" in the passage below?
Joh 5:12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
Joh 5:13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
Joh 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
Joh 5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
Joh 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
It was legal for priests to work on the Sabbath day, and we know Christ was a High Priest. Therefore, He did not break God's law in the passage above even though the Pharisees accused Him of doing so.
In the passage below Peter revealed that New Covenant believers are a member of the "priesthood". Therefore, it is legal for us to work on the Sabbath day under the terms of the New Covenant.
1Pe 2:4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
1Pe 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1Pe 2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
1Pe 2:7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
1Pe 2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1Pe 2:10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Therefore, the Old Covenant law has been changed to include a priesthood of all believers in the New Covenant. Read Hebrews 7:12 again with this in mind.
Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
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In 1 Peter 2:4-10, the terms that it uses to describe what Gentiles have become part of are terms that were used to describe Israel (Deuteronomy 7:6), so that is not a change, and Gentile also have the delight of getting to obey the laws that God gave to Israel for how to fulfill those roles.
Are you going to claim there is one set of laws for Gentiles, and another set of Old Covenant laws for modern Jews?
What did Paul say below about "genealogies"?
1Ti_1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
Tit_3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
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In 1 Peter 2:4-10, the terms that it uses to describe what Gentiles have become part of are terms that were used to describe Israel (Deuteronomy 7:6), so that is not a change, and Gentile also have the delight of getting to obey the laws that God gave to Israel for how to fulfill those roles.
1Pe 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1Pe 2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
1Pe 2:7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
1Pe 2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
I see nothing about a "priesthood" in the verse below.
Deu 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
Every Israelite was not a member of the priesthood in the Old Covenant.
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Exodus 19:5-6 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
Are you trying to say every person under the Old Covenant was a part of the priesthood?
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Much like other things taught in the NT, the concept of being a kingdom of priests is not something that was invented in the NT, but rather the NT authors got it from what they read.
How many tribes were a part of the priesthood in the Old Covenant?
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The role of priests was to put God on display, help people navigate atonement, intercede on behalf of others, and distribute resources to those in need, which was something that all of the tribes of Israel could do, though only the the Levites were called to do that to a greater degree. Furthermore, those are the things that we are also called to do by becoming part of this holy priesthood.
The role of the priesthood was to teach the people the law, offer the sacrifices and administer the ceremonial laws.The role of priests was to put God on display, help people navigate atonement, intercede on behalf of others, and distribute resources to those in need, which was something that all of the tribes of Israel could do, though only the the Levites were called to do that to a greater degree. Furthermore, those are the things that we are also called to do by becoming part of this holy priesthood.