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Our Neighbor’s Keeper The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 23:24, 25 “‘If you go into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag. If you go…
Restoration The Eighth Commandment Exodus 22:4 “If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.” Exodus 22:1 “If a man steals an ox or…
The Guilt of Thieves The Eighth Commandment Exodus 22:2, 3 “If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, but if the sun has risen on him, there…
Oppression The Eighth Commandment Leviticus 19:13 “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him.” Robbery is a form of oppression in that it deprives a person of that which God has freely given him for use in seeking the…
Even Animals Have Rights The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 25:4 “‘You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.’” Matthew 10:10; Luke 10:7; 1 Corinthians 9:8-12 Paul, of course, applied this statute to himself and to the…
Breach of Trust The Eighth Commandment Exodus 22:9 “For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This…
Care for the Levites The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 12:19 “‘Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.’” Deuteronomy 14:27 “‘And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns,…
Pledges and Wages The Eighth Commandment Exodus 22:26, 27 “If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak…
On Borrowing and Lending The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 23:19, 20 “‘You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. You may charge a foreigner interest,…
Justice in the Small Stuff The Eighth Commandment Exodus 22:7, 8 “If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall…