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
Exodus 24:1-11
The People Agree to Obey God
Exodus 24:12-18
Moses on Mt Sinai
Exodus 25:1-9
Offerings For The Santuary
Exodus 25:10-22
The Ark of The Covenant
Exodus 25:23-30
The Table of Showbread
Equal Justice For All
Exodus 23:1–9
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In this passage another law of the Israelites is given:
IV. Things involving Legal Justice:
As a young person it is certainly easy to get in with the wrong crowd and be influenced by it in the wrong way (vv. 1-2). We are not to let our prejudice for or against the poor influence our thinking and that justice will prevail concerning them (v. 3). In a practical way, (v. 4-5) are the carrying of the precept “Love thy neighbor as thyself....” (Lev. 19:18). The taking of a bribe and the oppression of a stranger are also forbidden (vv. 6-9).
Application
I am never to take advantage of others when it is in my power to do so. I am in this world to be a servant and not a person of power.
Exodus 23:1-9 (English Standard Version)
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