Exodus 24:7 "...All that the LORD has said we will do, and be obedient" God called the people together, and Moses read the Book of the Covenant to them. They heard the words of God and what He wanted to do with them. This was their response. They would follow Him and be obedient. But …
Exodus 23:20 "...I send an Angel before you..." Capitalized Angel usually refers to the pre-incarnate Jesus or a physical form which is God Himself or is used to represent Himself. I've always wondered if God sometimes used the living creatures around Him to speak through them in His physical realm. In that case, they would …
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Exodus 23:1 "You shall not circulate a false report..." Honesty in business affairs. And it goes beyond that to joining others for the purpose of being deceitful. 2 "You shall not follow a crowd to do evil..." Joining or following the multitude to do evil. This appears to be a specific decision, but I also …
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Exodus 22:16 "...he shall surely pay the bride-price..." No such thing as free sex between consenting adults. You have sex with a woman, you are expected to marry her. Actually, the act of having sex with someone seals the deal anyway. It is a total shame mankind ever got away from that truth. And if …
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Exodus 22:1 "...restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep" Restoration due if the thief kills or sells what he stole. Five to one for an ox and four to one for a sheep. Will see in a moment he only has to pay double if he can return what was …
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Exodus 21:1 "...the judgments which you shall set before them..." Beginning of the Jewish law. They would have done well to just work at keeping these. But they were never able to. And eventually, their religious leaders made the law an idol by adding their thoughts and traditions to it. 2 "...in the seventh he …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 