Category Bible Study

Interest and Debt God’s Law works to discourage indebtedness. 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…

Property and Restitution Justice extends into everyday details. 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…

Liability Liability laws help to promote neighbor love. Exodus 21:18, 19 “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, then if the…

Preserving Family Property This strange law made perfect sense within the economy of ancient Israel. Deuteronomy 25:5-10 “‘If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married…

Right to Inherit Government must not steal from inheritances. Numbers 27:8-11 “And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.  And if…

Care in the Use of Property We must use our property with a view to our neighbor’s well-being. Exodus 21:33, 34 “When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and…

Finders, Keepers? Found property is to be returned to its owner. Deuteronomy 22:1-4 “‘You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. And if he does…

Guard Against Negligence Preventive justice requires that we guard against negligence. Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire…

Property in God’s Service God intends us to use our property to serve Him. All things have been created to serve God’s purposes in bringing glory and honor to His Name (Ps. 119:89-91). God distributes His blessing among men as…