The OT Jews were given many ordinances because of the hardness of their hearts (and their heads).
Ordinations occur on the road to sanctification/consecration. Consecration simply means the closer association with the sacred.
Maybe if you read the Word’s of the Lord, Jesus Christ, with that in mind, you’ll see his every word as a command, decree, or what He has ordained.
Don’t get caught up in the verbiage. Pray for an open mind and the truth will come.
"Did GOD really say...