To what did the ordinances pertain that were thus abolished?

Answer

"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or
of the sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." Col. 2: 16, 17.

What is declared to be one purpose of Christ's death?
How did Abraham respond to this command?
What was the effect of this apostasy?
Under the new covenant, what does God promise to do?
Do the dead know anything?
Before he was afflicted, what did he do?
To what place did Jesus retire for secret devotion?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle