The Book of the Covenant, Chapter 5: Social Justice, Part 1 (Exodus 22:18-23:9)
God double-clicks on the Ninth Commandment, and reveals that true worship must result in social justice among his people.
God double-clicks on the Ninth Commandment, and reveals that true worship must result in social justice among his people.
God unpacks the implications of the Sixth Commandment: justice is important, but it must be measured out with equal reverence for all human life.
God finally descends to meet his people, but even after all their preparations his people are still not ready.
As the people get used to the idea that Moses speaks directly for God, an unexpected problem arises.
The God of Israel challenges the Egyptian obsession with fertility by overwhelming them with a plague of over-fertile frogs.
The God of Israel defeats Pharaoh’s magicians, and makes a clear distinction between God’s people and Pharaoh’s people.
As God and Pharaoh go head-to-head over ownership of Israel, Pharaoh begins to discover that the worst thing God can do to a person is let them have exactly what they think they want.
Because we belong to Christ, we are set free to work with integrity, justice and compassion.