October 2, 2025 Morning Devotional
Morning Devotion: Read Exodus
Exodus 21:17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. (Can you imagine this happening today?) By the way this is one of the ten commandments.
Exodus 21:18 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
27 And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
30 If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
32 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Most of these laws are, or should be, the basis for all of our lands. These are basic laws that deal with treatment and reciprocity when others are injured by another.
Take verses 18-19 - If one injures another person the offender pays the doctor bills to make him better.
Many of theses laws, if followed would make society a much better place. (Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, wound for wound, stripe for stripe etc.) However, with todays philosophy of not offending the offender we have lost the reciprocity factor. This modern philosophy is exactly what the Lord says will happen in the last days.
2Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
God gave these laws and many others to help Israel maintain their integrity, holiness and righteousness as a nation before God. The ten commandments were the basis of these laws. Who do you know has ever kept any of the ten commandments?
Galatians 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
That is why you and I and the nations of the world need Jesus.
Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ?
The choice is still yours,
Pastor Cook
