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Week 4. Day 2. Exodus 21-24.

Ex 21:1 These are the laws (lit: the ‘judgments’) Chapters 21-23 are ‘case law’ – the 10 commandments applied to particular contexts. Some of the laws may seem unfamiliar, due to our situation being different to that of the Israelites, but it can be helpful to see every law as in some way fleshing out the 10 commandments.

Ch 21-23 Note down some of the areas governed by these laws in ch21-23.

Ch 24 The covenant is confirmed.

Note v6-8 – the old covenant is inaugurated by the shedding of blood, and the sprinkling it on the people (c.f. 1 Pet 1:2)

Notice who goes where in this chapter:

·Moses is allowed to the top of the mountain and the presence of the Lord (v2)

·Moses, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu (the priests) and the elders are alllwed part way up the mountain, from where they can see God, and they eat and drink (v9-11)

·The people remain at a distance (v2)

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.