Exodus 13:10 You must keep this ordinance at the appointed time year after year.
I believe that community and conversation are important aspects of our faith. After all, God created us to need community, and he communicated with His disciples through stories and parables. As an English teacher by trade, I know the importance of talking with others to add layers of meaning and understanding through shared discussion of a text.
Exodus 13:11-12 “After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors, you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.
How many times in a class discussion on a text I’d taught many times did a student say something I’d never thought about before? To dig down into that new idea is exciting. Often we all come away with a richer understanding of the text. I truly feel like scripture should be no different. That exploration is how we draw closer to Him.
Exodus 13:13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem every firstborn among your sons.
Precious Savior, Thank You for calling us to community with others. Thank You that when we come together and discuss scripture, we allow others new insights, and, collectively, we draw closer to You. Help us to seek You. Always. Amen.
Exodus 13:14 “In days to come, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Have a blessed day.