Treatment of slaves
Exodus 21:1-11Hebrew slavesTemporary servitude – Hebrew – six yearsOther factorsMarried?Given to marry?Children?Willing to remain?Selling a daughterMethod of early redemptionSevere treatmentDid God approve of slavery?
Did not approve of divorce – stated soMalachi 2:16Mark 10:2-12 (Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9) – “from the beginning”Where it startsExodus 21:16 – To forcibly take a slave = deathAppears forced slavery not allowedNo restriction as to nationality or religionFact of slaveryTortfeasance
Exodus 21:12-22:31Uhhhh… What?Archaic legal termTwisted conductModern version: tortsBetter known as common lawRequires both knowledge and wise interpretationConcerns all varieties of harm caused by imprudent conductCode of Hammurabi?Code of Hammurabi
18th Century BCLegal code in BabylonSome similarities with Law of MosesJustice between Israelites
Exodus 22:16-23:9Specifics and principles of justice“What to do if …” statutesSome capital offensesUsury lawsFirst fruits and first bornPerjury and suborning perjuryMob activityPartialityReturning lost propertyPerverting justiceGraftOppression against foreignersSabbaths and festivals
Exodus 23:10-19Sabbaths for landSabbaths for animalsSabbaths for servants, slavesFeats to observe and some rulesAppearance of all males before GodThe promise of victory
Exodus 23:20-33Guardian angelObey himBring you to promised landServe God onlyYou’ll be fruitfulYou’ll be victoriousEnemies confounded, scatteredNo covenant or service to their godsThe blood of the covenant
Exodus 24Moses comes downRecounts to the peopleThey answerMoses recordsMakes sacrificeMoses takes the bloodSprinkles half on the altarReads the covenantPeople respondMoses sprinkles the peopleDeclares it the “Blood of the Covenant”Hebrews 9:18-28Moses and others appear before God
Exodus 24:9-18God appearsMoses moves upAfter six days, He calls MosesMoses remains for 40 days and nightsGod instructs Moses
How to build the tabernacleContributions needed (Exodus 25:1-9)Ark of the covenant (Exodus 25:10-22)Table for Bread of the Presence (Exodus 25:23-30)Golden lampstand (Exodus 25:31-40)The tabernacle structure (Exodus 26:1-37)The bronze altar (Exodus 27:1-8)More instructionsTabernacle court (Exodus 27:9-19)The lamp – oil and when to burn (Exodus 27:20-21)Priests’ garments (Exodus 28)Consecrating the priests (Exodus 29)Altar of incense (Exodus 30:1-10)Bronze basin for priestly purification (Exodus 30:17-21)Anointing oil and incense (Exodus 30:22-38)Filling in the details
Importance of Oholiab and BezalelSupply the detailsProvide excellence in workmanshipPut their skill to workDo all under God’s inspirationPaying the census ransom
Exodus 30:11-16Applied to everyone 20 years and olderAlso called atonement moneyHalf a shekelSame amount for allWent to the service in Tent of Meeting
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