As God’s people realise, to their horror, that they have no hope of keeping his law, God offers them a hint at the atonement to come, and the promise of his eternal presence with them.
The Lord continues his conversation with Moses, unpacking the practical implications of the Fourth and the Eighth commandments.
God unpacks the implications of the Eighth Commandment: restitution must be measured out according to the harm done, not according to the status of the people involved.
The Lord continues to expand upon the connection between true worship and true social justice — not just in the courtroom, but in business.
God finishes his dictation by explaining how true worship will lead his people all the way home.
Part 2 of the Book of Exodus begins with a call-back to the first moments of creation.
As God continues to turn up the intensity of his judgements on Pharaoh, he explains further what he is planning to accomplish through these acts.
As the Lord drives Pharaoh to drive the Egyptian nation to the brink of starvation, gradually a new hope for the Egyptian people begins to emerge.
The third cycle of judgement ends in darkness. Having completed the uncreation process, God prepares Egypt for his last act in the great drama.
Before the final judgement begins, God commissions Moses to build a new ark of salvation — but in a strange new form.
