The first part of Exodus 21 is about how you are to treat your servants. Laws seem to be very specific in the old testament. The bible seems to leave nothing out. We learn how we are to serve the Lord, how to take care of our family and even how to take care of our slaves. I found it interesting that there were different rules for male and female servants. The last portion of this chapter is about injury. Seems like death would have happened a lot.
Chapter 22 of Exodus begins with the protection of property. So many rules about property about land, animals, and other things. The last portion of this chapter gives some more specific instructions. I still can not believe how much death was a punishment for. If death is not the punishment it seems that things are to be paid for several times over.
Matthew 27 continues with the death of Jesus. As soon as Jesus dies the temple curtain was torn. The ground shook from an earthquake and tombs were opened. Several tombs of known holy people were opened and there occupants walked out. We finish off this chapter with a disciple by the name of Joseph who took the body of Jesus and prepared him for burial. A stone was rolled over the tomb. This was not good enough for the pharisees, they went to Pilate to demand more. They told him that Jesus planned to rise 3 days later and wanted more security so that the disciples could not steal the body. Pilate allows them to do this and the tomb is sealed and a guard is posted to make sure.
Tomorrow's reading is:
Exodus 23, 24 and Matthew 28
21. I didn't care for how much less value is put on female slaves. I thought it was very interesting how you can see what this chapter says reflected in our own laws. For example the punishment for premeditated murder is harsher then for a crime of passion (My Bible says, "God let him fall into his hand", which I though was an interesting way of looking at killing someone.
ReplyDelete22. You're right putting people to death was a big thing in the Bible. I kind of wonder if we would have a better society if it were still that way.
27. I like to think that after Jesus died and the ground shook and tombs were opened, all those people that were part of the mob taunting Him and pushing for his crucifixion were thinking, "Oh Crap! What have we done?"
No doubt, I could only imagine the shame they must have felt. And I agree sometimes I wonder what society would be like today if we still followed some of the laws of the old testament.
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