Exodus 21:1-17
Hebrew servants worked 6 years, 7th year he shall go free. and others when his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughter, the woman and her children shall belong to her master.
If the servant love his master & wife and children, He shall be pierce his ear with an awl on the door before judges. Then he will be his servant for life.
Women servant can't fo free as menservants, if she does not please the master, he has not right to sell her to foreigners, he must let her be redeemed.
If he selected her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the 1)her food, 2) clothing and 3)marital rights. Or she may go free (without redeem)
Anyone who strikes a man and kill him surely be put to death. However, if he does not do it intentionally, he is flee to a place God will designate.
Anyone who attacks his parent or curses his parent must put to death.
Anyone kidnaps another when he is caught must be put to death.
Why?
To be a servant still has his human right, he is not belong to his master whole life, if he likes his master then he could be servant life. Woman servant can't live by herself alone so she should be take care by his master.
The food, clothing and marital rights are protest woman's basic right when she marriage to her master's son.
Human's life should be respected. One life equal to one life.
Honor you father & mother is one of the 10 commandments. Strike & curses are violent actions. we may heard those news recently.
How?
Respect each person for everyone is created by the Load. We should honor our Load.
Treat my wife with love, includes her food, clothing and marital right even there are quarrel between couple.
God's law are more better than human's mind. God is protect weak people by these law.
To be a servant of the Load is good, it is free from evil, free from sinning under His cover, sometime we might feel limitation but follow his decrees will protect us from danger.
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