Peace treaties and home mortgages are ratified by signatures of the parties involved. Marriages are ratified by vows spoken before witnesses. The point is the same: promises are made and solemnly sealed. Then the work of promise-keeping begins. A marriage, as it were, was begun between God and
In this passage Israel learns that God is much more than the God of food, water, military victories and natural calamities. The people learn that belonging to God commits them to his moral standards. The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) – sermon by Pastor Josh Provow form the Covenant and