Exodus 22:1-23:19 But What About ....??

God knew they'd start coming up with "But what about .... ???" questions, and He added some additional guidance to help them get a sense of where He was headed with all of this.  He couched much of it in terms of the societal development of that time ... Yes, there was slavery, but slaves should be treated well.  They were being furnished places to live and food, rather than welfare checks and food stamps.  There were compensation laws for injury.  My commentary said, "It takes more than confession of guilt for an offender to make things right; it also demands effort on his part to compensate the people who were hurt.  Only then can the torn fabric of relationships be mended and society be made whole."  There were "warnings not to endorse falsehood and promote injustice because of what the crowd is doing.  Nor should God's people be influenced by the wealth or the poverty of the accused," my commentary added.  "Moses also reminded them to be kind to their ENEMIES and to the enemies' animals!  Our goodness shall be the result of obeying laws but practicing love."

Wow, Father!  Our society sure needs to hear this today!  It's become all about hate and perceived injury or inherited injury and making enemies rather than what You so wisely set up here!

 

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford