Wilderness & The Law.
Israel is wandering in the wilderness. Their pursuers, the Egyptians, are no more. Now God is testing them, and they are grumbling. But God is still faithful. He feeds and waters them, and they grumble still. He delivers them in battle.
Moses father-in-law visits Moses and gives him wise council - delegate. Don't do everything yourself, let other able people step in and get involved too.
Now they arrive at Mt. Sinai. God is there and Moses goes and meets with God on the mountain. The people are afraid. They won't enter into God's presence.
God gives laws to Moses for Israel.
Modern Christians tend to step away from the Old Testament law because it is confusing and apparently contradictory to the way of Jesus. Many of these laws carry punishment of death. This seems severe to us. "Would Jesus kill these sinners?", we ask, "What would Jesus do?" I know we are under a new covenant - the wages of sin are still death, but that has been paid by Christ's blood. So my thought is that these rules should not be disregarded, I believe that there is still reason to study the law, because it reveals something about God's character. It also shows how far we fall when we attempt to be holy on our own. I think there is even merit in saying that the principles of these laws may be valid still.
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