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Intro- We are going to focus the majority of our attention on Chapter 21, and then offer some big picture applications we can make from the text.
Having slaves was a very common practice.
However, slavery in this time is much different than slavery that we read about in our nation’s history.
Slaves were more like indentured servants.
When the slave reached the end of his alloted time, he could choose to remain a slave forever or go away as a free man.
Slavery was not something that was meant to be permanent.
Female slaves had a whole different set of laws.
Most female slaves were not just slaves.
They were also taken in as wives.
V. 8 - “Designated her for himself”
If the owner was not intending for her to be his wife, he could purchase her to be his son’s wife.
There were 3 things that every owner of female slaves had to provide for them.
Food, clothing, marital rights.
Marital rights was a reference to “finer things” meaning, she could not be treated as the male servants were, she must be taken care of better than the rest.
There has always been, and likely always will be debates surrounding cultures that want to use “the death penalty” - However, It is fairly easy to see how God feels about it.
There are several items that God lists that are worthy of death in His eyes.
“Shall be put to death” - This was not permission, but a directive from God.
If you were guilty of any of the following, you were punished by death
intentionally killed someone (murder)
hit your parents
Stealing a man and selling (slave trade)
Buying a stolen man
curse your parents
Slaves were counted as more than mere property
There is a crucially important component of the way God views life that we would do a disservice to the text if we did not discuss it.
V.23.
To ensure that slaves were treated properly God put punishments in place for any master who would physically abuse his slaves.
God holds men accountable.
No excuses.
God continues laying out laws concerning restitution and social justice.
many of these laws are repeated elsewhere in scripture.
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God’s people are called to be fair
All throughout this text we see examples of God placing boundaries in the interest of dealing fairly with others.
Are we a fair people?
God’s people have responsibility to the less fortunate.
We are called to respect our rulers
God’s people are called to holiness
They were not allowed to eat the meat of animals torn in the field.
They were called to not pollute themselves.
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