Today we begin Exodus Chapter 22. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. “If a thief caught in the act of breaking in is beaten to death, it is not murder; unless it happens after sunrise, in which case it is murder.” -Exodus 22:1 Exodus Chapter 22 is […]
E21-16: The Torah shows that God looks at the heart behind one’s unlawful actions
“If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox is to be stoned and its flesh not eaten, but the owner of the ox will have no further liability. However, if the ox was in the habit of goring in the past, and the owner was warned but did not confine […]
E21-15: Contrary to Islam, the Torah forbids mutilation as a form of punishment
“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 […]
E21-14: Is it Godly justice that a master beats his slave to death and is only ‘PUNISHED’?
“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 […]
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