Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Exodus 22:1-31
Chapter 22If 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 care of the innocent party, now something's gone wrong in our judgments today. We're interested in the rights of the criminal; we're no longer interested in the rights of the person who has been victimized by the crime. You're out of luck. "But let's guard and protect the rights of this... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Exodus 22:14-19
CONCERNING BORROWING.—Exodus 22:14-15This is an extension of the preceding principles. Borrowing might be for the purpose of—1, obligation; or 2, trade.I. If that which was borrowed received hurt in the absence of its owner, Exodus 22:14, the owner was to be indemnified.II. But if, as might be the case when the loan were cattle, and the owner were present, the sum for which it was hired was understood to cover the risk of accident, and the owner bore the loss.Learn—i. On the one hand—(1.) to be... read more