Strangers and Sojourners The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 24:17, 18 “‘You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow’s garment in pledge, but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I ...

Altogether Now The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 15:7, 8 “‘If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, but you shall open your ...

Caring for the Poor The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 15:11 “‘For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, “You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.”’” Psalm 41:1; Galatians 2:10 Jesus reminded us that we would ...

Man-Stealing The Eighth Commandment Exodus 21:16 “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.” Deuteronomy 24:7 “‘If a man is found stealing one of his brothers, of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then ...

Love Your Enemies The Eighth Commandment Exodus 23:4, 5 “If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall ...

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 into your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, ...

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 a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for ...

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 shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, ...

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 Kingdom of God. To rob another is to take the place of God ...

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 Corinthians’ failure to provide for him during the period of his public ministry. ...