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More Exodus problems for me
I want an explanation of this
Exodus 21
7 “And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. 8 If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.
and this
9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.
And this
20 “And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished. 21 Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his property.
punished with death? and I dont understand verse 21 I think.. if who remains alive? the master or the servant? and why is the person not punished (I think its the master?) just explain both these verses in general if you can.
And this
22 “If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman’s husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 “If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye. 27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
Is that enough to just let him go free? he has no eye now I think? and if the baby has no eye , will they take out this persons eye who was the cause of it?
And this
28 “If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted. 29 But if the ox tended to thrust with its horn in times past, and it has been made known to his owner, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death. 30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life, whatever is imposed on him. 31 Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. 32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Is the servants life worth less then?
33 “And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, 34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to their owner, but the dead animal shall be his.
Doesnt that mean you can get away with killing someone elses animal if you have the money to pay for it? maybe the owner loves the animal more than any amount of money..
Exodus 21
7 “And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. 8 If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.
and this
9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.
And this
20 “And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished. 21 Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his property.
punished with death? and I dont understand verse 21 I think.. if who remains alive? the master or the servant? and why is the person not punished (I think its the master?) just explain both these verses in general if you can.
And this
22 “If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman’s husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 “If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye. 27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
Is that enough to just let him go free? he has no eye now I think? and if the baby has no eye , will they take out this persons eye who was the cause of it?
And this
28 “If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted. 29 But if the ox tended to thrust with its horn in times past, and it has been made known to his owner, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death. 30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life, whatever is imposed on him. 31 Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. 32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Is the servants life worth less then?
33 “And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, 34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to their owner, but the dead animal shall be his.
Doesnt that mean you can get away with killing someone elses animal if you have the money to pay for it? maybe the owner loves the animal more than any amount of money..
Comments
Psalm 37
25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
What about Lazarus from the parable (?) of Lazarus and the rich man (?)
I know it says seed, and he didnt have children I think but would the verse also apply to the righteous person himself?
1 "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an o.x and four sheep for a sheep. 2 "If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. 3 "If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
NKJV
I dont understand the last verse.. verse 3 ... if the sun has risen on him there shall be guilt for his bloodshed.
6 "If fire breaks out and catches in thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
catches in thorns??? what does that mean?
14 "And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good. 15 "But if its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire.
if the one who gave it to him is not with it when it dies then the person who borrows it must pay for the animal maybe? but it is not his fault that it died is it?
see verse 10 and 11 I thought in this case there will be an oath
31 "And you shall be holy to Me: you shall not eat any meat which is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.
But then will the dogs get sick?
I know too many questions but together plz plz answer all of them.. I dont think it out by myself because im really busy now with study and ive wasted soo much time I might fail :(
Leviticus 1 (King James Version)
17And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
from http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=3&chapter=1&version=9
This might seem simple? but
Why not divide it completely?
I hope I find all these questions answered one day bit by bit?