Exodus 18:1-12
Jethro Visits Moses
Exodus 18:13-27
Jethro Counsels Moses
Exodus 19:1-13
Israel at Mt Sinai
Exodus 19:14-25
The Lord Visits Sinai
Exodus 20:1-17
The Ten Commandments
Exodus 20:18-26
Israel Lost Their Fear of God
Exodus 21:1-11
The Law Concerning Servants
Exodus 21:12-21
The Law Concerning Violence
Exodus 21:22-36
Animal Control Laws
Exodus 22:7-17
Laws For Everyday Life
Exodus 22:18-31
Moral And Ceremonial Principles
Exodus 23:1-9
Equal Justice For All
Exodus 23:10-19
Three Annual Feasts
Exodus 23:20-33
A Promise And a Warning
Animal Control Laws
Exodus 21:22–36
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We often fail to consider the gradual, cumulative effect of sin in our lives. In Saint Louis in 1984, an unemployed cleaning woman noticed a few bees buzzing around the attic of her home. Since there were only a few, she made no effort to deal with them. Over the summer the bees … More
In this passage we continue with regulations that dealt with civil violations due to neglect:
Some find a biblical argument against abortion in (vv 22-25). However this seems to be in the context of a fight between two men and the woman is an innocent bystander, so its relevance for abortion is questionable. The remaining law in this section (vv. 26-36) concerns personal injury to a servant. Then we move from injuries inflicted between human beings to injuries involving animals.
Application
I may not allow bees to build a nest in my attic but it is very easy to let the things of this world to creep into my life and the quickest way is to let wrong thoughts build a nest in my mind. The best way to keep this from happening is to keep my mind saturated with the Word of God.
Exodus 21:22-36 (English Standard Version)
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