Exodus 21:18-36
Civil laws: the rights of slaves; manslaughter and injury to human life; injury and damage to property
men or women quarrel and hit other:
If men quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist, he must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and see that he is completely.
Pregnant woman be hit and she gives birth prematurely, the offender must fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows, generally 6 months baby will be fined about 6 shekels.
Master to his servant:
If there are other serious injury,you are to life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
Bull goring man or child to dead:
Master should not mistreat his manservant or maidservant, if hurt them eye or tooth, they may go free. If payment is demanded of him, he may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded.
If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the master of bull is not guilt, but it the bull has had habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up and killed a man or woman, the owner also must put to dead. for he knows but did not prevent it happen.
Bull goring servant to dead:
owner of bull must pay 30 shekels to the master of manservant or maidservant.
Bull gore man or woman to dead, the bull must be stoned.
Joseph sold to Egypt by 20 shekels, Jesus was betrayed by Judas with 30 shekels.
Why?
Man or woman higher than manservant or maidservant, and higher than bull.
This law respect human's life, a master should treat his servant good.
Everyone has responsibility to his property such as bull or pit or well, and prevent anyone or stock fall into it or be injured.
Human life has equal right in Jews low.
Servant's value was 30 shekels.
How?
Respect every life, take the responsibility of my self. Prevent others carelessly be hurt.
Before Israelite settle down in Canaan, God gave them the law to follow. it is the love of God.
Every human has equal life right
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