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Day 25, or January 25. Follow the Maker's instructions and timetable. Our thoughts today

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are rooted in Exodus chapter 21 verse 1. These are the laws you are to set before them.

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First, the big picture of this passage surrounding the verse. The first half of Exodus, with

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its straightforward storyline, is quite different to the second half, which is full of detailed

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regulations and instructions. There are lots of detail about how to build a tabernacle,

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which will be the portable place of worship for the children of Israel until the temple

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is built many years later. Moses expands the Ten Commandments into more detailed regulations

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that form a foundation for Judaism. The first subject covered is an early form of human

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rights law, which includes both personal and social responsibilities. It seems to confirm

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that there is nothing new under the sun. In the midst of all these rules, little do the

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Israelites suspect at this time that the short journey will take them forty years, as they

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take a detour through the wilderness, following their refusal to obey what God says. Finally,

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the covenant between God and His people is confirmed, as Moses and the other leaders

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gather before God at Mount Sinai.

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And now our action step for today. As the children of Israel anticipate entering the

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Promised Land, God makes it very clear that it will take time and effort and patient trust

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in God's timing. I will drive them out a little at a time until your population has

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increased enough to take possession of the land, God tells them in chapter 23 verse 30.

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In a world of instant this and instant that, we often find ourselves expecting an instant

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God. If something takes a few seconds, we immediately wonder what the holdup is. Patience

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is a virtue, that is certainly true, and I would love to have lots of patience. But I

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need it now. I am sure there are things in your life today that if you were in charge

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would be solved before your next meal. However, you're not in charge, so trust God who is.

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Synchronize your timetable with His, or expect even more frustration ahead.