In Exodus, God lays out the rules for Israel. In fact, after chapter 11, the majority of the entire book is lists of rules. When I was reading it while doing homework with my friend Jessie this past weekend, I commented on how I found reading the rule lists to be tedious and somewhat annoying. She made the observation that she wishes God would still work that way- tell us exactly what we need to do in order to please Him and follow his desire for us and our life. The Israelites got that in every aspect of their life, from the number of loops on the curtains to how to offer sacrifice.
God works much more mysteriously in our lives today- He is still fully active, but gives us more freedom to choose. Which also means we have more freedom to screw up, to only wear a Sunday Smile instead of being true to our God.
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