Exodus 20-23 is the “Book of the Covenant” (which Moses will read in Exodus 24). The Book of the Covenant is God’s basic direction to Israel to show them how they are to live as his people.
The Book of the Covenant in Exodus 21-23 consists of particular rulings that are now written down in order to guide the judges of Israel in establishing righteousness and justice in the land.
No one would have read this as a “statute book” containing the precise verdict that every judge must enforce. After all, the statutes in the Book of the Law are woven together with the story of Israel coming to Sinai.
The Law – the Torah – combines the narrative of salvation (the gospel) together with God’s commandments and precepts. So a wise judge will understand the principles of the Law in the context of the gospel, so that he can apply them appropriately to the cases that come before him.
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