Exodus 21-24The covenant is ratified (Exodus 24)Ratifying the covenantMoses recites all the laws; the people agree (Exodus 24:3)Moses writes down all the laws – Exodus 20-23 (Exodus 24:3)Offerings are made on a special altar (Exodus 24:4-5)Moses uses the blood from the offeringsHalf sprinkled on altar (Exodus 24:6)Half sprinkled on people (Exodus 24:8)Moses reads all the laws; they agree again (Exodus 24:7)74 representatives see God, then feast (Exodus 24:9-11)The importance of blood in the processExodus 24:8I Corinthians 11:25Hebrews 9:18-23The old covenant tabernacle is not a parallel to a modern church building. Instead the tabernacle is a parallel to the real temple that exists in heaven and was inaugurated by the blood of Jesus Himself.The Promised Land (Exodus 23:20-33)God was ready to bless them, but many lost faith in the promises. Let us not repeat their mistakes! Hebrews 3:16-19Slavery (Exodus 21:2-11)Slavery was a reality in Bible times. Sometimes, people found themselves destitute and their only option to repay debts was slavery.Under the Old Covenant, God put a number of protections in place to protect slaves.Leviticus 19:9-10Deuteronomy 15:7-18Slavery was to be a temporary condition that ended well for the slave.Colossians 4:1“A woman with child” (Exodus 21:22-25)God’s laws here protect the life of the mother and unborn child.God’s protection of the baby still in the womb shows that an unborn child was already considered a life.Exodus 21:28 – Laws about a goring ox.Exodus 23:19 – possibly an anti-Canaanite law?
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