Exodus 18-24

At last we make it to the climax of Moses great journey.

He receives the Big 10 no-no's and the people he's been leading actually hear from the Big Guy himself.

As a teacher I relate this to having the principal actually come into class to speak to the kids about their behavior. You say something over and over and the don't listen, so you push that button on the wall and say "Can you have Mr. Whatshisname come to my classroom please." Just like the people who hear God speak the kids are like "OK!! We'll listen to Mrs. Stone, you don't have to come down again!!"

The 10 Commandments are exactly what I expected them to be. We are all familiar with these. They are at the heart of our justice system even today. What I found terribly interesting is all the stuff that followed and how crazy specific it was.

I think one of them went something like this,

"If you have a she- goat and you allow your she- goat to wander into the field of another she- goat and your she- goat looks at the other with disdain, and it happens to fall on the first day of the third month and the owner of the second she- goat likes his toast butter side up, then the first she- goat must give her milk to make cheese for the party of the offspring of the owner of the second; if the attendees of the party find the cheese in the least little bit repugnant then .......somebody must die."

I may have the wording a bit off, but it was along those lines.

The Big 10, I get and I see why they are important and long lasting. They are still relevant today, however I want to know what's with all of that other? Was that from God as well? If so, why be so specific?

I have a point and a question, but I need the clarification first,I shall wait to hear from Jamie, as his clarification might answer my question....