Laws Concerning Everything
Some subjects of the Law are spelled out in exquisite detail. For example, construction of the Tabernacle and all the implements and holy objects. The Law concerning sacrifices goes on for many pages and are reiterated throughout Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Then there is today's reading. The subject matter is as large as it is diverse.
The diversity of laws happens from verse to verse. In 22:4 the people are instructed about what to do if they see their neighbor's donkey in the road. 22:5 discusses the abomination of cross-dressing by men and women. 22:6 discusses bird's nests. 22:7 discusses adding a railing to a roof to prevent accidental death and liability. 22:9-10 discusses farming issues. 22:11-12 discusses clothing . It is incredible with seemingly no logical progression.
All of the chapters in today's reading are similar. Some stick to a subject (e.g. sexual purity in 22:13-30) for many verses, others jump around like the beginning verses of 22. What is remarkable is how sensible most of these "miscellaneous" laws are. Even modern society would do well to follow the precepts laid out in these chapters.
May God bless you and bless the reading of His Word.
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