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Exodus 21:1

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“Here are the laws you must explain to the people of Israel.

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“You are now building this temple. Follow my orders. Keep my rules. Obey all my commands. Then I will make the promise I gave your father David come true. I will do it through you.

Cases will come to you from your people who live in the other cities. The cases might be about murder or other matters dealt with by the law, commands, directions and rules. Warn the people not to sin against the Lord. If you don’t warn them, he will be angry with you and your people. Do what I say. Then you won’t sin.

All the men joined the nobles of their people. They made a firm agreement. They made a promise and said they would be cursed if they didn’t keep it. They promised to follow the Law of God. It had been given through Moses, the servant of God. They promised to obey carefully all the commands, rules and laws of the Lord our Lord.

He has made his word known to the people of Jacob. He has made his laws and rules known to Israel.

So Moses went back. He sent for the elders of the people. He explained to them everything the Lord had commanded him to say.

I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.

So I let them follow other rules. Those other rules were not good. I let them have laws they could not live by.

But you must keep my rules and my laws. You must not do any of the things I hate. It does not matter whether you are Israelites or outsiders.

Keep my rules and laws. The one who obeys them will benefit from living by them. I am the Lord.

“ ‘Obey all my rules and laws. Follow them. I am the Lord.’ ”

“ ‘Obey all my rules and laws. Follow them. Then the land where I am bringing you to live will not throw you out.

“Remember the law my servant Moses gave you. Remember the rules and laws I gave him at Mount Horeb. They were for the whole nation of Israel.

Then the court must decide between the person who did the act and the nearest male relative of the one who was killed. Here are the rules the court must follow.

These are the commands and rules the Lord gave through Moses. He gave them to the Israelites on the plains of Moab. They were by the Jordan River across from Jericho.

Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end.”

Suppose any Hebrew men or women sell themselves to you. If they do, they will serve you for six years. Then in the seventh year you must let them go free.

At that time the Lord directed me to teach you his rules and laws. You must obey them in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to take as your own.

Here are its terms, rules and laws. Moses gave them to the people when they came out of Egypt.

I have taught you rules and laws, just as the Lord my God commanded me. Obey them in the land you are entering to take as your very own.

I’m giving you the laws of the Lord today. What other nation is great enough to have rules and laws as fair as these?

Moses sent for all the Israelites. Here is what he said to them. Israel, listen to me. Here are the rules and laws I’m announcing to you today. Learn them well. Be sure to obey them.

But you stay here with me. Then I will give you all my commands, rules and laws. You must teach the people to obey them in the land I am giving them as their very own.”

The Lord your God has directed me to teach you his commands, rules and laws. Obey them in the land you will take over when you go across the Jordan River.

Later on, your child might ask you, “What is the meaning of the terms, rules and laws the Lord our God has commanded you to obey?”

Now I want to talk about some other matters, brothers and sisters. We taught you how to live in a way that pleases God. In fact, that is how you are living. In the name of the Lord Jesus we ask and beg you to do it more and more.




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