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Hey Bible Readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. We continued reading about the laws for restitution today, seeing more of how God directs His people toward a civil and just society that treats others with respect and honors life. He fleshes out some specific implications of the Ten Commandments, or the Ten Words, and we see how those apply.
When it comes to the laws against theft, you may have noticed that for a lot of the scenarios listed, the amount the thief has to pay back exceeds what he stole. In many ways, these consequences may have served as a deterrent against sinning.
These laws may feel kind of intimidating if you're imagining yourself as the one who's committing the sin, but if you put yourself in the place of the one who sinned against, you'll be grateful God established those laws. We also see how God protects the female virgins by threatening men who take advantage of them with the penalty of several years worth of wages.
By the way, this isn't referring to rape. It's referring to a seduction that leads to consensual sex. Later, when we get to the book of Deuteronomy, we'll see that the penalty for rape is death. God also forbids charging interest on loans. Most interest rates in those days started out at about 25%. But guess who borrows money? The needy.
So to add to the burden of one of his needy children was considered cruel. Instead, he emphasizes compassion toward the poor and the needy. God also has instructions for caring for the sojourners and the widows and the orphans. He shows special attention to those who are the most vulnerable in their society. He shows his people how to love each other and not exploit each other.
They have a lot to unlearn about behavior. They've been oppressed. They've lived with a scarcity mentality. And he reminds them to be compassionate because he is compassionate. to be open-handed because He is their provider. In 22.18, He addresses sorcery. This includes divination, which we've talked about briefly. God takes this stuff seriously.
For those who practice it, it is punishable by death. What's the big deal with sorcery, you might wonder? These practices are rooted in contacting spirits for guidance and power. You can imagine that if God is forbidding it, then those spirits being contacted are not on his team. They'd be a part of the enemy's camp.
When people seek answers from the enemy instead of from God, it's not only idolatry, but it's treason against the kingdom of light. So God orders death for anyone who practices this and lures people into their web of wickedness. It's how he aims to protect his people from the enemy's subtle, deceptive ways.
He's also super attentive about the enemy's tactics when it comes to the land he's giving his kids. He tells them to break the stone pillars the pagans have set up there. He wants them to drive out anyone who worships other gods. And in fact, he says he'll even do some of the driving out through direct intervention as well.
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