Exodus 21:1~17
The rules of Jewsh servant.
This section, known as'the book of the covenant', is the olest record we have of Jewish law.
It consists of'judgments'-i.e. case-law-and 'statutes', straightforward commands.
Although similar in form to other ancient-code of Western Asia, the Jewish code has severaldistinctive featues:
The whole code rests on the authority of God, not of a king.
There is no division between civil and religious law. Most oriental codes deal with legal matters only:morals and religion belong elsewhere.
In the Bible legal, moral and religious laws are inseparable,showing God's concern for life as a whole.
There is one law for all, whatever a person's status. Regulation protecting thr weak and helpless are particularly striking.
How?
God's law concern for life as a whole. God cares everyone on the earth.
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