We get a sneak peek of the message as Israel waits for Moses to come down off the mountain with the instructions for how God's people are to live, now that they are free from Egypt's grasp.
God has rescued, delivered, and provided for these descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These ordinances contained in
Exodus 21-23 are all extensions of the Ten Commandments given in Chapter 20. These chapters are the "Mind your Manners of the Bible," These ordinances set apart God's children from the paganism of other nations. Our duty to God is spelled out in this portion. He will speak through the judges, and His people are to listen to them and not curse their leadership. Of course, the leaders are to lead according to the ordinances!
America's Rule of Law was established based on these chapters. Hmmm.... How far "off base" have we gone? Who knew that "Fake News" was talked about in the Bible? Who knew that there are three appointments per year that are an actual ordinance for God's people: Unleavened Bread, Ripening of the First Fruits, Ingathering of the Harvest? Who knew that God likes to party with His people? Who knew that we are to honor Him by guarding these appointed times? Who knew that we would have so much trouble, as a nation, when we forget His Torah, and neglect His Word? Who knew that neglecting or ignoring all of this leads to men living together in lawlessness? If we refuse to live by God's Torah, which leads us to Yeshua the Messiah, then how can we claim to be His people?
Delving into the concepts of these chapters is like opening a Treasure Chest and sifting through its contents. We hold the very words of how God's Kingdom works in our hands. Parties, Honor, Manners, Obedience, Kindness and more are all part of how He will govern. Let's get acquainted with it.
When the church says we are "not under the law" .... that is Fake News too and twists the words of Paul. What Believers are not under, is the law of sin and death as described in the Torah. Torah leads us to Yeshua, and He fulfilled the law of sin and death. He died that death in our place and overcame the death penalty for us by His resurrection. Halleluyah!. But He did not do away with the Torah....the very document that is the Constitution of the Kingdom. That is what evil is trying to do in America right now.... shred our Constitution.....which is based on the Torah. God's Word will stand.... and His Kingdom is coming in our midst.