Verse Exodus 22:9. Challengeth to be his] It was necessary that such a matter should come before the judges, because the person in whose possession the goods were found might have had them by a fair and honest purchase; and, by sifting the business, the thief might be found out, and if found, be obliged to pay double to his neighbour.
ALL MANNER OF TRESPASS - He who was accused, and he who had lost the stolen property, were both to appear before the judges Exodus 18:25....
CHAPTER 22 FURTHER JUDGMENTS _ 1. Concerning theft (Exodus 22:1)_ 2. Concerning neglect in case of fire (Exodus 22:6) 3. Concerning dishonesty (Exodus 22:7) 4. Concerning immoralities and forbidde...
EXODUS 22:7 E. BREACH OF TRUST. A man going on a journey would make his neighbour his banker. If the money or valuables were stolen, the thief, if found, was to pay double (Exodus 22:7); otherwise the...
TRESPASS. rebellion. Hebrew. _Pash'a._ App-44. before the judges. Hebrew. _ha-'elohim. "_ gods". See App-4, and note on Exodus 21:6. Or, before God (the judges representing Him), and acting in His ste...
Extension of the principle of _v._8 to _all_cases of suspected misappropriation of property, whether arising out of a -deposit," or not. _any manner of lost thing_ which is found, it is implied, susp...
Compensation for loss or damage in various cases of deposit. At the present day, among the Bedawin, a man going on a journey for instance will deposit money or goods with another for safety during his...
Exodus 20:22 to Exodus 23:33 _The Book of the Covenant_ The -Book of the Covenant" (see Exodus 24:7 in explanation of the name) is the oldest piece of Hebrew legislation that we possess. The laws co...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 22 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. (2) If the thief be found breaking in,...
_IF A MAN SHALL DELIVER UNTO HIS NEIGHBOUR MONEY OR STUFF TO KEEP, AND IT BE STOLEN OUT OF THE MAN'S HOUSE; IF THE THIEF BE FOUND, LET HIM PAY DOUBLE._ If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money...
22:9 sheep, (b-16) Strictly, 'small cattle,' sheep or goats. so ch. 34.3,19. judges (d-46) Lit. _ elohim_ . see ch. 21.6....
THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT (CONTINUED) 1. Four sheep] The larger compensation required in the case of the ox is probably due to the fact that it is an animal used for labour, and of proportionately hig...
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 22 LAWS ABOUT PROPERTY – VERSES 1-15 V1 The *LORD continued to spe...
FOR ALL MANNER OF TRESPASS. — Rather, _in_ _every case of fraud._ The context limits the expression to cases of fraud, or alleged fraud, _in connection with a deposit._ FOR OX, FOR ASS, FOR SHEEP. — T...
(7-13) Property deposited in the hands of another for safe keeping might be so easily embezzled by the trustee, or lost through his negligence, that some special laws were needed for its protection. C...
_[Exodus 22:8]_ עַֽל ־כָּל ־דְּבַר ־פֶּ֡שַׁע עַל...
The laws of property follow. The section really begins with verse Exo 21:33 of the previous chapter. These laws also began by laying emphasis on the guilt of carelessness. The truth emphasized is that...
_Damage. Hebrew, "thing lost, which another challengeth.\'85and whom the judges condemn, he," &c. If the person who had deposited a thing, pretended that the one produced was not the same, or not equa...
Deuteronomy 16:18...
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...
9._For all manner of trespass_. An action for theft is here permitted, but with a fine attached if any should rashly accuse his neighbor; for else it might be doubted when or for what reasons the rest...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. But having thus terminated the course of grace, the scene changes entirely. They do not keep the feast on the mountain, whither God, as He had...
FOR ALL MANNER OF TRESPASS,.... With respect to what is committed to a man's trust, and it is lost to the owner of it, there must be somewhere or other a trespass committed, either by the person into...
For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come befo...
_If a man deliver_ goods, suppose to a carrier to be conveyed, or to a warehouse-keeper to be preserved, or cattle to a farmer to be fed, upon a valuable consideration, and a special confidence repose...
1 Of theft. 5 Of dammage. 7 Of trespasses. 14.Of borrowing. 16 Of fornication. 18 Of witchcraft. 19 Of bestialitie. 20 Of idolatrie. 21 Of strangers, widowes, and fatherlesse. 25 Of vsurie. 2...
For all manner of trespass, in the case of any accusation alleging a crime, WHETHER IT BE FOR OX, FOR ASS, FOR SHEEP, FOR RAIMENT, OR FOR ANY MANNER OF LOST THING, WHICH ANOTHER CHALLENGETH TO BE HIS,...
REGARDING PROPERTY...
C. FIRST FORM OF THE LAW OF THE POLITICAL COMMONWEALTH Exodus 21:1 to Exodus 23:33 _a. Right of Personal Freedom (according to Bertheau, ten in number)_ 1Now these _are_ the judgments [ordinances] w...
LAWS AS REGARDS PROPERTY (vs.1-15) While one rightly was control over his own property, yet he is also responsible as to how he uses it. If one were to dig a pit, even on his own property, and leave...
ALL MANNER OF TRESPASS, to wit, about matters deposited upon trust, and lost, of which alone this place speaks. WHICH ANOTHER CHALLENGETH TO BE HIS; or, _when_, or concerning which he shall say, This...
The study of this section of our book is eminently calculated to impress the heart with a sense d God's unsearchable wisdom and infinite goodness. It enables one to form some idea of the character of...
Exodus 22:9 kind H1697 trespass H6588 ox H7794 donkey H2543 sheep H7716 clothing H8008 thing H9 claims H559 ...
EXPANSION OF THE TEN WORDS OF THE COVENANT (EXODUS 20:22 TO EXODUS 23:33). In this section, which is composed of elements put together mainly in chiastic form (see later), Yahweh expands on the Ten W...
REGULATIONS CONCERNING FARMING THEFT AND DAMAGE (EXODUS 22:1). Here we have five main paragraphs which begin with ‘if (ci) a man' or ‘if (ci) a fire' (English text (verses) Exodus 22:1; Exodus 22:5;...
CONTENTS: Judgments on rights of property; crimes against humanity. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: Man's attitude to his fellow man will be based on his attitude to God and His law. KEY WORD:...
Exodus 22:2. _Breaking up,_ by forcible entrance into a house, _there shall no blood be shed for him,_ though he be killed by another in his own defence. In that case the thief might be presumed to ha...
_If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep._ THE LAW OF TRUSTS 1. God’s law provides strictly to keep men faithful to their trusts by men. 2. Theft may abuse and frustrate th...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 22:9 In this case, as also in v. Exodus 22:12, a person steals his neighbor’s property by falsely claiming that he himself was the victim of a thief. Then, the person must...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 22:8. Judges.] See Critical Note on Exodus 21:6. _SUGGESTIVE COMMENTS ON THE VERSES_ THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN TRUSTS.—_Exodus 22:7_ This paragraph recognises the sanctity of tr...
EXPOSITION LAW OF DEPOSITS.—Deposition of property in the hands of a friend, to keep and guard, was a marked feature in the life of primitive societies, where investments were difficult, and bankers u...
EXPOSITION II. LAWS CONNECTED WITH RIGHTS OF PROPERTY (verses 33-36). From the consideration of injuries to the person, the legislator proceeds to treat of injuries to property, and, as he has been sp...
If a man shall steal an ox, and kill it, [The rustlers] and sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, four sheep for a sheep (Exodus 22:1). You see in those days they were interested in taking ca...
for all manner of trespass Numbers 5:6 Numbers 5:7 1 Kings 8:31 Matthew 6:14 Matthew