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Productive Opportunities for the Poor - Gleaning (Exodus 22:21-27 & 23:10-11)
Bible CommentaryGod’s intent to provide opportunities for the poor is seen in the regulations benefiting aliens, widows, and orphans...
Commercial Restitution and Lex Talionis (Exodus 21:18-22:15)
Bible CommentaryThe casuistic laws spelled out penalties for offenses, including many relating directly to commerce, especially in the...
Slavery or Indentured Servitude (Exodus 21:1-11)
Bible CommentaryAlthough God liberated the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt, slavery is not universally prohibited in the Bible. Slavery...
“You Shall Not Covet … Anything That Belongs to Your Neighbor” (Exodus 20:17)
Bible CommentaryEnvy and acquisitiveness can arise anywhere in life, including at work where status, pay, and power are routine...
“You Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbor” (Exodus 20:16)
Bible CommentaryThe ninth commandment honors the right to one’s own reputation.[1] It finds pointed application in legal...
“You Shall Not Steal” (Exodus 20:15)
Bible CommentaryThe eighth commandment is another that takes work as its primary subject. Stealing is a violation of proper work because...
“You Shall Not Commit Adultery” (Exodus 20:14)
Bible CommentaryThe workplace is one of the most common settings for adultery, not necessarily because adultery occurs in the workplace...
“You Shall Not Murder” (Exodus 20:13)
Bible CommentarySadly, the sixth commandment has an all-too-practical application in the modern workplace, where 10 percent of all...
“Honor Your Father and Your Mother” (Exodus 20:12)
Bible CommentaryThere are many ways to honor—or dishonor—your father and mother. In Jesus’ day, the Pharisees wanted to restrict...
Remember the Sabbath Day and Keep It Holy. Six Days You Shall Labor (Exodus 20:8-11)
Bible CommentaryThe issue of the Sabbath is complex, not only in the book of Exodus and the Old Testament, but also in Christian...
“You Shall Not Make Wrongful Use of the Name of the LORD Your God” (Exodus 20:7)
Bible CommentaryThe third commandment literally prohibits God’s people from making “wrongful use” of the name of God. This need...
“You Shall Not Make for Yourself an Idol” (Exodus 20:4)
Bible CommentaryThe Dark Side of the High Calling (Click Here to Read) In this blog post about idolatry from The...