Becoming Part Of You

Why does the parsha open אשר תשים לפניהם, speaking in plural terminology and then immediately switch to כי תקנה, speaking to the individual?  why do the mishpatim interrupt between the two halves of the mattan Torah tale in Yisro and the end of Mishpatim? 

Why does it say ואלה המשפטים if the Torah goes on to list off mitzvot that are chukim as well?  The title mishpat is not referring only to the mishpatim themselves but is a paradigm as to how how to view the mitzvot.  A mishpat it that which can be grabbed by the human mind, it can  become absorbed entirely into the individual.  The opening line of the parsha, ואלה המשפטים אשר תשים לפניהם, introduces the goal, the mission statement.  The Torah, the mitzvot should become entirely engrained and part of the makeup of an individual.  לפניהם, into the pnemius of the person.  That is the general message given over to the body of Klal Yisroel.   

Why does the Torah open the many dinim of the parsha with that of slaves? The parsha of slaves according to Chassidut represents the different levels in the service of Hashem.  The Torah starts off with the parsha of eved ivri.  This is one who at times struggles to do his service but does it faithfully and even at most points with a desire.  This is the typical starting point of a Jew.  S/he is born with the desire to do Hashem's will but it is a struggle to adhere to the pressures beckoning form the outside world sometimes one will have to force themselves.  From there sometimes one loses the struggle sometimes and may lower to be an eved kenani who's sole desire is to be be free to do whatever he wants but forces himself to do the work or one may elevate themselves to that of the amah who's sole desire is to serve her master and may even become one with her master.  This parsha is said to the individual according to their level of avodah there will be a slow order of progression.  Every individual will have their own path.  

The parsha of Mattan Torah of Yisro is Hashem coming to meet mortal man on Earth.  The pasrsha of Mishpatim is man meeting Hashem.  It is the naaseh v'nishma of Klal Yisroel.  This is the message of mishpatim.  The person takes the mitzvot and Torah and absorbs it into themselves.  That is why  Mishpatim is the preface to the second half of Mattan Torah.