“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 […]
E21-8: God’s justice system BEGAN with concern for those at the bottom of the social scale
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, […]
E21-7: Summary of articles E21-2 to E21-6 on ‘Ancient Hebrew Mindset’
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 […]
E21-6: If gentile Christians are grafted into Israel, they are duty-bound to obey God’s commands
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, […]
E21-5: Why Exodus 21:1 as it appears in most Bibles is a MISLEADING translation!
“These are the rulings you are to present to them” -Exodus 21:1 All of the information I’ve provided so far concerning the ancient Hebrew mindset leads up to what we’re going to discuss today. In this post, we’re going to take a good look at the word “rulings” located right smack dab in the middle […]
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