To them also, as a body politic, He gave sundry judicial laws, which expired together with the state of that people; not obliging any other now, further than the general equity thereof may require.
The ancient nation-state of Israel was unique in human history. It is the only government God directly constituted. The civil laws designed for Israel apply only to that body. Accordingly, they are no longer binding on men. However, because they originated from a brilliant legal mind who knows humans better than they know themselves, there is much to be learned from these laws. The principles contained therein provide an excellent basis for any human society.
Tomorrow: The permanence of the moral law.
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