Exodus 21:23-25

²³But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,

²⁴eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,c

²⁵burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

Exodus 21 begins the “Book of the Covenant,” a collection of laws that elaborate on the Ten Commandments, specifically addressing civil and social justice. This chapter outlines regulations concerning Hebrew servants, capital offenses, personal injuries, and property damage. It reveals God's meticulous concern for justice, protection of the vulnerable, and the establishment of a righteous society, demonstrating how the covenant relationship with God was to be lived out in daily life among His people.

References· Exodus 21

a: v.16 — Deuteronomy 24:7, 1 Timothy 1:10, Exodus 22:4, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 40:15, Revelation 18:12
b: v.17 — Whoever curses father or mother shall be put to death: Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10; Proverbs 20:20, Mark 7:10-11, Matthew 15:3-6, Deuteronomy 27:16, Leviticus 20:9-10, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:17
c: v.24 — An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth: Matthew 5:38; Deuteronomy 19:21, Matthew 7:2, Matthew 5:38-40, Leviticus 24:19-20, Judges 1:6-7, Luke 6:38, Revelation 16:6, Exodus 21:26-27, 1 Samuel 15:33

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