As the betrothal ceremony draws to a close, the Lord calls Moses back up to the top of Mount Sinai to receive a special set of instructions.

In one great ceremony, the Lord marries, adopts, and is enthroned over his people, and in the process proves that he loves them, that he will love them forever.

God finishes his dictation by explaining how true worship will lead his people all the way home.

The Lord continues to expand upon the connection between true worship and true social justice — not just in the courtroom, but in business.

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 Eighth Commandment: restitution must be measured out according to the harm done, not according to the status of the people involved.

God unpacks the implications of the Sixth Commandment: justice is important, but it must be measured out with equal reverence for all human life.

The Lord continues his conversation with Moses, unpacking the practical implications of the Fourth and the Eighth commandments.

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 ends his speech with a final change of subject: a regulation of individual psychology. But is that really fair?