“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 […]
E21-13: The Lord views COMPENSATION as superior to INCARCERATION!
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 […]
E21-12: Why such a harsh punishment-the death penalty for ‘cursing’ one’s parents?
“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 […]
E21-11: The intentions of one’s heart determines the consequences of one’s actions
“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 […]
E21-10: God makes it clear to paternalistic Israel that women have RIGHTS and are of VALUE to Him
“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 […]
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