“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.Laws About the Sabbath and Festivals“For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor ofContinue reading “Exodus 23: 9-17….For the future.”
Category Archives: Exodus
Exodus 22:28- 23:8….Walking the Way of Holiness!
“You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers.“You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine.“You must give me your firstborn sons.“You must also give me the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. But leave the newborn animal with its mother for sevenContinue reading “Exodus 22:28- 23:8….Walking the Way of Holiness!”
Exodus 22: 16-27….Social Justice.
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins.“You shall not permit a sorceress to live.“Whoever lies withContinue reading “Exodus 22: 16-27….Social Justice.”
Exodus 22: 7-15….It all makes sense
“If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has putContinue reading “Exodus 22: 7-15….It all makes sense”
Exodus 21: 33-22: 6….Fairness in punishment emphasized.
“When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his.“When one man’s ox butts another’s, soContinue reading “Exodus 21: 33-22: 6….Fairness in punishment emphasized.”
Exodus 21: 7-17….Dealing with some tricky situations!
“When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has brokenContinue reading “Exodus 21: 7-17….Dealing with some tricky situations!”
Exodus 21: 18-32….Restitution for Injury.
“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, then if the man rises again and walks outdoors with his staff, he who struck him shall be clear; only he shall pay for the loss of his time,Continue reading “Exodus 21: 18-32….Restitution for Injury.”
Exodus 20:22-21:6….Laws under the Constitution begin.
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. An altar of earth you shall makeContinue reading “Exodus 20:22-21:6….Laws under the Constitution begin.”
Exodus 20: 12-21….The Constitution Continued.
Point 4. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Point 5. “You shall not murder.Point 6. “You shall not commit adultery.Point 7. “You shall not steal.Point 8. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.Point 9. “You shall notContinue reading “Exodus 20: 12-21….The Constitution Continued.”
Exodus 20: 1-11….Another Look.
Comment: As I said yesterday there were no numbers in this list in the original text. I am suggesting (in no way to change the meaning or implications) a different way of numbering this. I said yesterday that I think of ‘the ten commandments’ as a ‘Constitution’ for Israel which the rest of the BibleContinue reading “Exodus 20: 1-11….Another Look.”
As I read it! 