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Exodus 22:18-31
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Exodus 22:18-31
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Exodus 22:18–31
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One day, some years ago, a policeman walking his beat in Chicago, observed a man standing before a little building, with bared head, acting-as the cop thought-"pretty queer.” “Either sick-or drunk,” he concluded, eyeing the man suspiciously. Then he walk … More
Various laws for the Israelites are outlined in this passage:
1. Things that merited death:
a. Fortune telling and controlling others by demonic power (v. 18).
b. Sexual intercourse with an animal (v. 19).
c. Worship of any false god (v. 20).
2. Things involving care for the needy:
a. Foreigners were to be treated favorably (v. 21).
b. The widow or fatherless child was not to be taken advantage of (vv. 22-24).
c. Loans were to be interest-free (verses 25-27).
3. Things involving reverence:
a. The name of God or a leader was not to be cursed (v. 28).
b. Israel was to remember that the firstborn belonged to God (vv. 29-31).
Application
I want to always show a deep respect for God and His Word regardless of the circumstances.
Exodus 22:18-31 (English Standard Version)
"You shall not permit a sorceress to live. "Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death. "Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the LORD alone, shall be devoted to destruction. "You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. "You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. "You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me. "You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs."
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