Dear Moses
I find these chapters interesting. They relate to purity
and law giving. They also relate to the specific role you had as an interpreter
between God and the people.
These verses separate God from the people too. Yet you were
able to bridge this.
They are also the verses which seek to underline a move
from polytheistic worship to monotheistic. I wonder if this command was
necessary in part because of the influence other cultures had had including the
one which your wife had been part of.
I find the generational aspect of what is said here
difficult on one level. Yet in our 21st century culture we know the
impact parents and even grandparents can have on the lives of future
generations. It is what much of our counselling industry is based around
dealing with.
How was the Lord’s name being misused in your culture? In
our culture there are times when groups use the Lord’s name and the concept of
a Christian country for racist ends. It encourages me when I read that God will
punish those who do this. I know that might not be good on my part but it makes
me really angry when I see things being misused.
Sabbath is something I have spoken about before. I’m not
going on about it now. Suffice to say that I believe it is important and we
need to underline it but inside and outside the church we are creating a
culture which does not appreciate the important of rest. Yet it is something we
need to relearn.
Was there a lack of respect towards parents amongst the
young people? I am taking it there was. I wonder if this disrespect came from
those who were young during slavery and found life in the desert difficult.
Were they questioning what the purpose was?
The basic laws which are laid down here about not
committing murder and so on are ones which we still have today. They are the
ones which keep our society in order. Was your society at a point where your
leadership was under threat and where chaos was staring to reign?
I find it difficult in my culture that wives are listed
with donkeys as property not to be envious of.
God seems to be using fear on the people to get them to
listen to you. Again that makes me question what state the society was in.
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