What does it mean for Jesus to fulfill the law?

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   "The law, having a shadow of the good things coming..." Hebrews 10.1

Jesus fulfills the prophecies which are hidden in the law.

The law says a clean animal is one which ruminates (meditates on the word) and that meditation produces a separated (holy) walk.

Jesus fulfills the prophecy contained in the law of the leper. His Father forsook him (shaved head), his prayer (remove this cup) was not answered (covered lip). He bore our sin completely (leper covered completely with sin) and became our high priest (ceremony of cleansing like the one for priests).

He fulfills the law of murdering by killing without becoming culpable of murder by laying down his own life in love for us.

He fulfills all the law of sacrifices since they are all types of his sacrifice.

He fulfills the law of lying by lying without becoming culpable of sin by speaking in parables.

He 'does not honor his parents' when he was twelve without sinning by 'being about His Father's business'.

He comes as the thief in the night.

All the law has a shadow which is fulfilled in Christ.