“Well, I think many. I mean, you know, when we get into the Bible, I think many. So many,” he responded. “And some people—look, an eye for an eye, you can almost say that. That’s not a particularly nice thing. But you know, if you look at what’s happening ...
Leviticus 24, which speaks of “an eye for an eye” coincides withExodus 21; both detail laws for governing the nation. These ordinances were not meant to encourage revenge or to be used in interpersonal relationships. In fact, many scholars suggest Rabbis of the Talmud never took the phrase...
Bible > Exodus > Chapter 21 > Verse 28◄ Exodus 21:28 ► Audio Crossref Comm Hebrew Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version“If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is to be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull ...
The Bible is more about "The State" than it is "The Church," and the Bible is against the archists, not the non-archists.The Bible is mostly about politics. • Genesis: God creates human beings in families. There is no "civil magistrate" among God's People. • Exodus: God ...
for your generations] See on Exodus 12:14. Pulpit CommentaryVerse 32. - And Moses said. Not at the moment, but some time subsequently. See the introductory paragraph. Fill an omer. In the original it is "the omer," and so the LXX.; but the reason for the introduction of the article...
Exodus 22-24 English Standard Version 22 [a]“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 [b] If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no blo...
What met the prophet's eye was the expanse, the "body of heaven in its clearness" (Exodus 24:10), the deep intense blue of an Eastern sky. Like the colour of the terrible crystal, etc. The Hebrew noun is not found elsewhere. Its primary meaning, like that of the Greek κρύσ...
Indeed, as Christians we might strive less for niceness and more for loving rightly. One of my husband’s finer moments in parenting came one day when, after he had uttered an unwelcome word of correction to a disgruntled child, he leaned down, looked her in the eye, and said, “Honey...
We want to be around people who agree with us, who see eye to eye with us, who are “like minded.” But that’s not helpful. We need people who see what we don’t see. Am I dealing in pride? Anger? Am I getting money hungry? What do I not see? Where am I vulnerable and ...
“The LORD changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people” (Exodus 32:14). The positioning of Moses in prayer, even while Israel had not yet repented nor sought God, opened a mercy door in heaven. As long as Moses stood in intercession before God, mercy ...