This chapter reminds us to respect the things of God and love the people that he loves. That’s the long and the short of it. God is saying “when you come into the land that I am giving you, don’t forget who I am.” There are a couple of well known, highly quotable statements in this passage.
Leviticus 19
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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This chapter has laws about personal property and restitution and laws dealing with social justice. Exodus 21, 22 and 23 are all one great monologue as God is sharing his laws and statues with Moses. Hang in there, stuff begins happening again in chapter 24; then crazy wackadoodle stuff happens.
Exodus 22
“If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
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