“But if any harm follows, then you are to give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound and bruise for bruise.”-Exodus 21:23 There is one fundamental difference between the Bible and the Koran. Mutilation was NOT a permitted punishment in God’s justice system. I’m […]

“If a person beats his male or female slave with a stick so severely that he dies, he is to be punished; except that if the slave lives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his property.-Exodus 21:20 Exodus 21:20 deals with the matter of a master beating his slave […]

I mentioned earlier that the many laws contained in Exodus 21 and the couple of chapters to follow are far from a comprehensive legal code covering every aspect of life. This actually makes good sense. Because the simple truth of the matter is that it would be a billion page law code if God gave […]

“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.” -Exodus 21:17 Verse 17 may seem unnecessarily harsh to some people. If a child curses his mother or father, he or she is to be put to death?! Whoa!   This is a tough one. It’s more understandable how “striking” one’s parents […]

“Whoever attacks a person and causes his death must be put to death.  If it was not premeditated but an act of God, then I will designate for you a place to which he can flee.  But if someone willfully kills another after deliberate planning, you are to take him even from my altar and […]