Key Verses: Exodus 21-23

Key Questions

Why is God so insistent on protecting the widow, orphan, and foreigner? How does your community embody—or fail to embody—this kind of Divine concern?

How do these laws about Hebrew servants attempt to limit power and restore dignity? How do we engage critically with texts that still regulate servitude?

What do these laws of restitution teach us about making things right? What would a system rooted in restoration, not punishment, look like today?

How does Sabbath rest for land and laborers reflect God’s concern for all creation? What systems today deny that kind of rest—and how might we ...