Good Morning. “You shall not permit a sorceress to live." (Exodus 22:18) This particular command is intriguing to me for many reasons, one of which is the fact that it played an integral role in early American history. It was the basis for the execution  of many who...

Good Morning. If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. (Exodus 22:2) At first glance, it is clear that God validates a person's right to defend himself and his property to the point that, in...

Good Morning. If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep (Exodus 22:1) The Scripture is adamant about how one is to treat their fellow man and, in conjunction with this, how to treat...

Good Morning. “And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to their owner." (Exodus 21:33-34) Here again we have some verses that might seem...

Good Morning. “If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye. And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth." (Exodus...

Good Morning. “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.” (Exodus 21:24-25) The idea of “an eye for eye, tooth for tooth” has been greatly misunderstood. Some have interpreted this to mean that...

Good Morning. But if the servant plainly says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free," then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an...

Good Morning. But if the servant plainly says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free," then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an...

Good Morning. If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. (Exodus 21:2) As I shared yesterday, the Hebrew word translated as "servant" is more literally "bondservant." This is not a slave in the way...

Good Morning. If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. (Exodus 21:2) On the surface of things, it seems strange that the ordinances given to the people of Israel should begin with one that speaks...

Good Morning. "Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them." (Exodus 21:1) In response to the people's request that Moses speak to God directly and communicate back to them what was required of them, God gave Moses different "judgments" that are...