God did not create and then abandon His creation. The Old Testament is filled with the accounts of God present to His people. Working through the patriarchs and matriarchs, through the prophets, God sought to reconcile the world to himself. In the Ten Commandments He provided the framework for a life-giving way of being that would enable people to live in community and to be the people God created them to be. Commitment has a negative connotation for many today.
People hesitate to make commitments, and commitments, once made, are all too easily broken.
We live in a throw-away society. When the going gets tough, we move on. Yet, as those in God s image, we were created to be devoted to other than ourselves. Though failing to reach His people, God s commitment to them did not end. Instead, His commitment ushered in compassion.