Exodus 22-24
An Overview of Chapter 22
This chapter contains various laws. The first 15 verses cover property rights mainly concerning stolen or damaged goods and animals. The general rule is if you are guilty of theft you will pay restitution. If it is not known whether you are guilty then the case comes before judges.
Verses 16-31 contain sundry or miscellaneous laws:
vs. 16-17 - sex equals marriage.
vs. 18 - sorceresses should be killed.
vs. 19 - bestiality is punishable by death.
vs. 20 - sacrificing to other gods is punishable by death.
vs. 21 - do not wrong or oppress strangers.
vs. 22-24 - God will deal with those who afflict widows and orphans.
vs. 25 - lending money to brothers should come with no interest.
vs. 26-27 - don’t hold for surety what is needed by the borrower for provision.
vs. 28 - don’t curse God or leaders.
vs. 29 - do not delay your offering.
vs. 29-30 - firstborn sons and animals belong to God on the 8th day.
vs. 31 - don’t eat road kill.
An Overview of Chapter 23
Verses 1-9 contain more sundry or miscellaneous laws:
vs. 1-3 - don’t lie to pervert justice.
vs. 4-5 - help even your enemies in times of need.
vs. 6 - don’t pervert justice.
vs. 7 - don’t kill the innocent or righteous.
vs. 8 - no bribes.
vs. 9 - repeated law to not oppress strangers.
Verses 10-12 contain the instructions for resting land and people.
According to verse 13, they were not even to mention the name of other Gods.
Verses 14-19 lists the three yearly feasts to celebrate God. Unleavened Bread, First Fruits and Ingathering.
Verses 20-33 tell the Israelites that God will send an angel before them to protect them and destroy their enemies. The point is made that this will not be immediate destruction, but God will slowly destroy all the inhabitants of the land as the Israelites can handle the take over of the land. The boundaries of the promised land are described, and they contain portions of modern day Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt as well as all of Israel, Jordan and Lebanon.
An Overview of Chapter 24
God calls Moses, Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu, as well as seventy elders onto the mountain to worship. Following this, Moses writes tells all the people these new ordinances and he writes them down. After hearing them the people agreed to do all of the things included in this law. They brought burnt and peace offerings to be sacrificed to God. Moses then reads all the laws and the people again agree to the terms as a covenant with God.
Moses, Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu, as well as seventy elders again ascend the mountain and they see God and eat and drink before Him.
God asks Moses to come the rest of the way up the mountain and pick up the stone tablets that God wrote the commandments on. Moses brings his servant Joshua with him and leaves Aaron and Hur in charge while he is gone. On the seventh day the glory of the Lord appears on the mountain and to the people it looks like a consuming fire. Moses is on the mountain with the fire for forty days.
Reflection
How does the Biblical view of marriage differ with societies? How does your view of marriage differ with the Bible? Do these new laws apply to believers today? Can you prove your view Biblically? If they don’t apply then what value are they to us? Do you ever envision God as a consuming fire? Why or why not?
For Further Study
Law: Psalm 19:7, 78:5-11, Proverbs 28:9, 29:18, Matthew 22:35-40, Romans 2:12-23, 1Corinthians 15:56-57, Galatians 2:15-3:29, 1Timothy 1:7-11
This chapter contains various laws. The first 15 verses cover property rights mainly concerning stolen or damaged goods and animals. The general rule is if you are guilty of theft you will pay restitution. If it is not known whether you are guilty then the case comes before judges.
Verses 16-31 contain sundry or miscellaneous laws:
vs. 16-17 - sex equals marriage.
vs. 18 - sorceresses should be killed.
vs. 19 - bestiality is punishable by death.
vs. 20 - sacrificing to other gods is punishable by death.
vs. 21 - do not wrong or oppress strangers.
vs. 22-24 - God will deal with those who afflict widows and orphans.
vs. 25 - lending money to brothers should come with no interest.
vs. 26-27 - don’t hold for surety what is needed by the borrower for provision.
vs. 28 - don’t curse God or leaders.
vs. 29 - do not delay your offering.
vs. 29-30 - firstborn sons and animals belong to God on the 8th day.
vs. 31 - don’t eat road kill.
An Overview of Chapter 23
Verses 1-9 contain more sundry or miscellaneous laws:
vs. 1-3 - don’t lie to pervert justice.
vs. 4-5 - help even your enemies in times of need.
vs. 6 - don’t pervert justice.
vs. 7 - don’t kill the innocent or righteous.
vs. 8 - no bribes.
vs. 9 - repeated law to not oppress strangers.
Verses 10-12 contain the instructions for resting land and people.
According to verse 13, they were not even to mention the name of other Gods.
Verses 14-19 lists the three yearly feasts to celebrate God. Unleavened Bread, First Fruits and Ingathering.
Verses 20-33 tell the Israelites that God will send an angel before them to protect them and destroy their enemies. The point is made that this will not be immediate destruction, but God will slowly destroy all the inhabitants of the land as the Israelites can handle the take over of the land. The boundaries of the promised land are described, and they contain portions of modern day Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt as well as all of Israel, Jordan and Lebanon.
An Overview of Chapter 24
God calls Moses, Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu, as well as seventy elders onto the mountain to worship. Following this, Moses writes tells all the people these new ordinances and he writes them down. After hearing them the people agreed to do all of the things included in this law. They brought burnt and peace offerings to be sacrificed to God. Moses then reads all the laws and the people again agree to the terms as a covenant with God.
Moses, Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu, as well as seventy elders again ascend the mountain and they see God and eat and drink before Him.
God asks Moses to come the rest of the way up the mountain and pick up the stone tablets that God wrote the commandments on. Moses brings his servant Joshua with him and leaves Aaron and Hur in charge while he is gone. On the seventh day the glory of the Lord appears on the mountain and to the people it looks like a consuming fire. Moses is on the mountain with the fire for forty days.
Reflection
How does the Biblical view of marriage differ with societies? How does your view of marriage differ with the Bible? Do these new laws apply to believers today? Can you prove your view Biblically? If they don’t apply then what value are they to us? Do you ever envision God as a consuming fire? Why or why not?
For Further Study
Law: Psalm 19:7, 78:5-11, Proverbs 28:9, 29:18, Matthew 22:35-40, Romans 2:12-23, 1Corinthians 15:56-57, Galatians 2:15-3:29, 1Timothy 1:7-11
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