Every time we read the laws in the Old Covenant we are constantly confronted with these words: “Remember what Yahweh did for you in Egypt…remember what He did for you.” It is not uncommon to hear the criticism that the Church is legalistic and moralistic. And it is certainly possible that the Church may err at times in this dimension. But truly, what is the Law of God, except a response to what God has done for us? Remember that what God did for Israel is what God did for us. You were in Egypt, you were a slave. The story of redemption is your story. Obedience to God’s law is not moralism it is gratitude for all that Yahweh has done for us.
