The book of the Covenant:
Exo 24:7 BSB Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
So all the contents of Exodus chapters 20-23 amount to the Book of the Covenant. To be His people, these are the minimum statutes we must keep. There are more detailed laws later on how to keep these first few, but the Ten Commandments were just the opening act to this Covenant at Sinai.
Rhy Bezuidenhout
BUT it later became clear to me that all these writings weren't included in the Book of the Covenant.
Yes, they all have bearing, just like the New Testament, to explain what the Covenant laws are, but it isn't part of the Covenant agreement.
I now hold that Exodus 20-23 is the actual content that got read before the people and not most of the Old Testament.
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