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Exodus 23 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Justice in society
The rules and laws of this chapter are not intended to be followed by every society. Israel was God's chosen nation and was required to live in a special way. These laws concerned creating a just society and a holy nation. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/elect, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy)
Celebrations of feasts and festivals
The people of Israel were required to celebrate certain feasts and festivals. These were part of the law of Moses and some are described in this chapter. Their purpose was to worship Yahweh and to remember the great things Yahweh has done for them.