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Subtitle: The Case Laws of Exodus
About the Title: Most Christians say that they believe firmly that the Bible has answers
for every area of life. Then someone asks them about politics or
economics. A dead silence greets the questioner. Why?
If Christians are so confident that the Bible is God's revealed
word, why are they so confused about what the Bible has to say about
the crises of the modern world? The world is obviously facing social,
economic, and political crises worse than anything seen since the
flood. (Nuclear war is a good example.) It also shows signs of
technological breakthroughs that could bring prosperity barely dreamed of today.
What does the Bible tell us about the foundations of prosperity? What
does it tell us about the judgments of God in history, both positive
(blessings) and negative (cursings)? What does it tell us that
societies should do to gain God's blessings and avoid the cursings? Few
Christians have any idea. They are utterly ignorant of the Bible's
judicial principles. They do not know where to begin looking. They
should be able to figure it out, but they don't. They have never been
taught how to think judicially.
Christians have all heard of the Ten Commandments. Some of them even
know where these commandments appear in the Bible. One place is in
Exodus 20. (The other is in Deuteronomy 5). Now, where would you suppose
that we might find God's rules and regulations for self-government,
family government, and civil government?
How about in Exodus 21? This is exactly where the case laws of Exodus
appear. Also in Exodus 22 and 23. Three brief chapters, plus a few
rules and regulations in the remaining eighteen chapters - yet look at
the size of this book!
God's law does not waste words. It gets to the heart of the matter. Men
can turn to God's law in confidence that they can discover the
principles of justice. They can also be confident that these
principles, when obeyed by a society, will produce God's blessings in
history. But Christians have lost confidence in God's law. So, when
they are asked to be specific about providing answers for the kinds of
problems that face every society in history, they are stymied. They
don't know where to turn.
Tools of Dominion shows them where to turn: to the case
laws of Exodus. It is here that God first confronted His people with
the specifics of covenantal justice. He had delivered them out of
bondage. He offered them the Promised Land. All they had to do was
affirm their allegiance to Him and obey His law. Like Christians today,
they affirmed His covenant and then ignored His law. Also like
Christians today, they found themselves wandering in the wilderness.
There comes a time when the wandering must cease. When it is time for
God's people to leave the wilderness and enter the Promised Land in
history, God calls them back to His law. He calls them to pick up the
tools of dominion.
You, too, are being asked to pick up the tools of dominion. Maybe this
time, Christians will learn how to use them. You can begin with
Tools of Dominion.
Author: Dr. Gary North
About the Author: Gary North received his Ph.D. in
history from the University of California, Riverside in 1972. Gary is
the author of 42 books including
The War on Mel Gibson: The Media versus The Passion and
Crossed Fingers: How Liberals Captured the Presbyterian Church. Gary is one of the most insightful and thought-provoking historians in modern times.
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Copyright, 1990