{"id":437,"date":"2010-07-14T15:04:43","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T20:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/?p=437"},"modified":"2010-07-14T15:04:43","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T20:04:43","slug":"old-testament-elaborations-on-the-sixth-commandment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hi10.in\/dgcc\/2010\/07\/14\/old-testament-elaborations-on-the-sixth-commandment\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Testament Elaborations on the Sixth Commandment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a selection of verses in the Old Testament that elaborate on Exodus 20:13, “Do not murder.” I summarized these verses in Sunday’s sermon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manslaughter falls under this commandment, but leads to a different penalty: Exodus 21:12-14, Numbers 35:10-15. Numbers 35:22-25. Deuteronomy 19:4-6. The perpetrator must flee to and remain in a “city of refuge” and remain their until the death of the High Priest (Numbers 35:33-34). This serves as a picture of the need for atoning blood, even in the case of manslaughter.<\/p>\n

The proper penalty corresponds to the harm done: Leviticus 24:19-20; see Exodus 21:18-19 and Exodus 21:26-27 for examples.<\/p>\n

When a person kills a thief who has broken into his house at night, the killer is innocent. If this happens during the day, his is guilty (Exodus 22:2-3).<\/p>\n

Kidnapping is treated similarly to murder (Exodus 21:16, Deuteronomy 24:7).<\/p>\n

Negligence that leads to the harming or death of another leads to guilt and the need for compensation: An ox goring (Exodus 21:28-32), someone falling off an insecure roof (Deuteronomy 22:8), an animal being injured by an unsafe hole (Exodus 21:33-34), an animal grazing in another’s field (Exodus 22:5), a fire that spreads to another’s field (Exodus 22:6).<\/p>\n

Concern for others extends particularly to those who are weak and defenseless, and thus easily oppressed:\u00a0 the sojourner, the widow, the fatherless child (Exodus 22:21-23, Exodus 23:9), aliens (Leviticus 19:33-34 which include “love [the alien] as yourself”), the deaf and the blind (Leviticus 19:11). In the Exodus passage, with no person to protect them, God promises to be their protector: \u201cI will kill [the oppressor] with the sword.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many cases refer specifically to the poor:<\/p>\n

Do not lend at interest or hold on to their cloak overnight: Exodus 22:25-27, Leviticus 25:35-38<\/p>\n

Pay their wages promptly; don\u2019t delay just because you can get away with it: Deuteronomy 24:14-15<\/p>\n

Lend to the needy poor, and cancel their debts at the end of seven years, Deuteronomy 15:1-11.<\/p>\n

Leave part of harvest in fields for the poor to gather: Leviticus 19:9-10, Deuteronomy 24:19-22<\/p>\n

Jesus’ later commandment to love your enemies is hinted at in cases referring to your enemy’s animal straying or collapsing under a heavy load. You are to help in both cases: Exodus 23:4-5, Deuteronomy 22:1-4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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