Care for the Creation The Rule of Law: Government of the Community (7) The communities of God’s people must care for God’s creation. “‘You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.’” Deuteronomy 25:4 The land and possessions of God’s people were entrusted to them as a matter ...
The Poor and Needy The Rule of Law: Government of the Community (6) God’s Law protects the dignity and place of the poor. “‘For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, “You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to ...
Purity The Rule of Law: Government of the Community (5) God’s Law works for purity within communities. “And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the LORD your God. You shall not do as they do in the land ...
Property The Rule of Law: Government of the Community (4) God’s Law protects the right to private property. “You shall not steal.” Exodus 20:15 While the communities of God’s people were structured in such a way as to ensure that all would work and that the work of all would contribute to ...
Mutual Care The Rule of Law: Government of the Community (3) In God’s communities we are our neighbor’s keepers. “‘You shall not see your neighbor’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. And if he does not live near you and ...
Work The Rule of Law: Government of the Community (2) God’s Law expects that God’s people will work. “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for ...
A Lawful Order The Rule of Law: Government of the Community (1) God’s people should be governed by God’s Law. “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.” ...
And Your Son’s Sons The Rule of Law: Government of the Home (7) God’s Law in the home ensures a legacy for the future. “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the rules that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the ...
Blessing The Rule of Law: Government of the Home (6) A home grounded in God’s Law becomes a blessing to its community. “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely ...
Fruitfulness The Rule of Law: Government of the Home (5) Instruction in God’s Law makes the home a ground for fruitfulness in life. “Justice, and only justice shall you follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 16:20 It’s interesting that this text ...