“If a man sells his daughter as a slave, she is not to go free like the men-slaves. If her master married her but decides she no longer pleases him, then he is to allow her to be redeemed. He is not allowed to sell her to a foreign people, because he has treated her […]

“If you purchase a Hebrew slave, he is to work six years; but in the seventh, he is to be given his freedom without having to pay anything.”-Exodus 21:1  There were two classes of slaves in ancient Hebrew society: Hebrew slaves and gentile slaves. The rules outlined here in Exodus chapter 21 deal ONLY with […]

The first group of laws given to Israel are to be found in Exodus 21, 22, and 23 and they are divided into two basic categories. The first category (Exodus 21:2-Exodus 23:12) deals with Israelite-to-Israelite or human-to-human interaction. The second category (Exodus 23:13-19) deals with how Israel is to relate to the Lord. The Lord, […]

Over the last week I’ve presented a ton of information dealing with the ancient Hebrew mindset. All of this preparation was absolutely necessary before diving into the specifics of God’s justice system.  Unfortunately, in the process, I found myself violating my own policy to keep each post short and sweet and ended up writing much […]

We’ve just learned that the Gospel is simply the name or title given to that body of information in the Bible that makes known God’s incredible plan of salvation for us. And we also learned that although the institutional gentile church has used the term “the Gospel” to mistakenly refer only to Yeshua’s birth, life, […]