Search for commentaries – Exodus 22

Property Laws
I. Deals with civil violations concerning thieves (vv. 1-4). 1. If a man stole an animal and got caught he was to pay back four or five times the amount stolen. No doubt this heavy compensation effectively deterred animal theft. 2. If the t …

Laws For Everyday Life
Nearly every verse in this section contains a case proceeded by the word “If.” The principle established in each case is that proper restitution is made whenever someone causes loss of another person’s property. In this ancient setting, there were no banks so personal pr …

Moral And Ceremonial Principles
Various laws for the Israelites are outlined in this passage: I. Things that merited death: 1. Fortune telling and controlling others by demonic power (v. 18). 2. Sexual intercourse with an animal (v. 19). 3. Worship of any false …