Exodus 20:1-21Israel was a nation that had been enslaved for over 400 years. For generations they had been told what to do, when to do it, how to do it, what to eat, what to wear, how to worship. Suddenly, they were a free people. Have you ever found yourself suddenly free of something, and then that wave of terror washes over you as you think, "now what!?" It was like that for Israel, too.
But God didn't free them just to let them flounder in the wilderness. God gave them very specific instructions on how to live, how to govern themselves, how to behave as a community of free people, how to eat, what to wear, how to worship. The ten commandments were the first of many laws that instructed the people how to live. And they were a gift. Can you imagine what life would be like if there was no structure, no rules, no social standards? God's leadership was a gift that would guide people forever.
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