Tag Archives: Exodus

21 “Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt. The call to remember the past is a repeated theme in the Old Testament. The Israelites are told again and again to remember their time in Egypt and the Lord’s deliverance from it. They needed to remember their past inContinue reading “16Apr2009 Exodus 22:21”

19 “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must be put to death. Some of the disturbing news of our day deals with the attempt to redefine marriage. If we allow the redefinition to happen, what is to prevent animals or small children getting included in that definition in the future? Truth is truth.Continue reading “15Apr2009 Exodus 22:19”

18 “Do not allow a sorceress to live. A sorceress in their context was someone who actively pursued the power of evil spirits in their life. For a long time here in this country sorcery was almost non-existent. But in the last 20 years or so, it has become a popular trend among young people.Continue reading “14Apr2009 Exodus 22:18”

23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. These verses are taken out of context so often that they need a passport. These verses are talkingContinue reading “13Apr2009 Exodus 21:23-25”

2 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. The only reason you would sell yourself to another person was because you were in debt. But what a wonderful system. No matter how much debt you gotContinue reading “12Apr2009 Exodus 21:2”

19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.” I think this is the second biggest mistake in history. The people of Israel are standing at the base of Mount Sinai hearing the voice of God speak directly toContinue reading “11Apr2009 Exodus 20:19”

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. When we covet, we desire what someone else has, and the desire gets in the way of an open relationship with them. It is not simply the admiration of what our neighbor has. It goes beyond admiration to wanting for ourselves. The list of things we canContinue reading “10Apr2009 Exodus 20:17”

16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. This applies when you go to court, a legal setting, or when you are called upon to give your testimony in a non-legal setting. We should always tell the truth, even if it means we are the one who will get in trouble. Telling aContinue reading “9Apr2009 Exodus 20:16”

15 “You shall not steal.  Stealing is simply taking what is not yours. It starts in childhood and for some becomes a way of life. Capitalism in its extreme is just as much stealing as communism. Both end up taking what belongs to someone and giving it to someone else. When profit becomes theContinue reading “8Apr2009 Exodus 20:15”

14 “You shall not commit adultery.  With the devaluing of people that has become pervasive in our culture, the place of sexual intimacy has also been devalued. Instead of it being a sacred activity, it has been sold as a glorified handshake. It has become just something people do to have fun. We won’tContinue reading “7Apr2009 Exodus 20:14”