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Exodus | Reading Plan + Study QuestionsSample

Exodus | Reading Plan + Study Questions

DAY 21 OF 40

EXODUS 21

LAWS FOR SERVANTS + PERSONAL INJURIES

God provides specific laws for how to handle situations involving servants, harm to others, and responsibility for damage. These laws reflect a very different cultural and historical context from our own. While the Bible regulated slavery in ancient Israel, it does not endorse slavery as we understand it today. These instructions were meant to provide structure and limit harm in a broken world, not to promote injustice.

The principle of “an eye for an eye” appears here, not to encourage revenge, but to establish fair and limited justice. It was meant to ensure the punishment fit the offense rather than exceed it.

STUDY QUESTIONS

God provided the Israelites with more laws than the Ten Commandments. What purpose do you think the other laws served?

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Exodus | Reading Plan + Study Questions

Join us for a chapter-by-chapter study of the book of Exodus! This plan covers the entire book with clear chapter summaries and thoughtful study questions designed to deepen your understanding of God’s Word. Our mission is to encourage spiritual growth through the knowledge of God’s Word. We hope you’ll join us!

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