Today: Exodus 22-24
I'm pretty sure that God has interesting perspectives. He's definitely into big-picture stuff...you know, like creating the universe and developing a plan to connect (and reconnect) with human beings. But as the saying says, "God is in the details." Today's passage really illustrated that for me.
It might have felt a bit tedious or irrelevant for you to read God's instructions for how His people should handle goat thieves and the like--but this passage shows us that God cares about things that might seem pretty miniscule. God notices when goats are stolen. In today's terms, that would be the equivalent of saying, "God notices when your money is stolen via online identity theft." Pretty amazing, right?
One of the things I found most touching in this passage is God's care for widows and orphans--a group of people who, even in the 21st century, are often overlooked and neglected by society (imagine how they were treated back in the ultra-patriarchal society of the Old Testament times!).
God wants to see justice. He gives instructions for dealing with those who wrong each other. God doesn't just see what happens, He cares about what goes on in people's lives...and more importantly, He cares about people. God's definitely into details.
Tomorrow: Exodus 25-27
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