12:8,9
The situation on the Promised Land would be different from the situation they were presently in. “Everyone doing as they pleased”. It is difficult to accurately interpret this. Elsewhere “everyone doing as they pleased” would imply complete mayhem, and general disobedience, but there were rules, but perhaps they were not as formal as they would be in the Promised Land.
12:10
Things were going to change. They would settle in the land, and it was a land that the Lord was giving to them, and giving it as an inheritance. They would be given rest from their enemies, and they would dwell in safety. While the people could never live up to God’s requirements, the Law does describe what things are meant to be like. And it means that the ultimate destination of God’s plans for us is a place of peace and safety. Also we do receive a foretaste of eternal life now, so there will be times of peace and safety, but they will be temporary, until the Lord returns.
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