Exodus 22:1, Of theft; Exodus 22:5, Of damage; Exodus 22:7, Of trespasses; Exodus 22:14, Of borrowing; Exodus 22:16, Of fornication; Exodus 22:18, Of witchcraft; Exodus 22:19, Of bestiality; Exodus 22:20, Of idolatry; Exodus 22:21, Of strangers, widows, and fatherless; Exodus 22:25, Of usury; Exodus 22:26, Of pledges; Exodus 22:28, Of reverence to magistrates; Exodus 22:29, Of the first fruits; Exodus 22:31, Of torn flesh.
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Exodus 22 — OverviewExodus 22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe laws of this chapter relate, I. To the eighth commandment,
concerning theft (ver. 1-4), trespass by cattle (ver. 5), damage by
fire (ver. 6), trusts (ver. 7-13), borrowing cattle (ver. 14, 15), or
money,…Exodus 22 — OverviewExodus 22 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains various laws concerning theft, Ex 22:1, concerning damage done to fields and vineyards by beasts, and to corn in stacks or standing, by fire, Ex 22:5, concerning anything or creature deposited in…Exodus 22:1-6Exodus 22:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere are the laws,
I. Concerning theft, which are these:--1. If a man steal any cattle (in
which the wealth of those times chiefly consisted), and they be found
in his custody, he must restore double, v. 4. Thus…Exodus 22:1Exodus 22:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgesheep: or, goat
he shall: There is a smaller compensation required in other things (Exodus 22:9), and also a disproportion between an ox and a sheep. The reason of the former is, as Maimonides explains it, because…Exodus 22:2Exodus 22:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgebreaking: Job 24:14, Job 30:5; Hosea 7:1; Joel 2:9; Matthew 6:19-20, Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2
no blood: Numbers 35:27Exodus 22:2Exodus 22:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIf a thief be found breaking up,.... An house, in order to steal money, jewels, household goods, &c. or breaking through any fence, hedge, or wall of any enclosure, where oxen, or sheep, or any other creatures are, in…