Category T.M. Moore – Daily Devotionals

Pledges and Livelihood The Sixth Commandment No pledge could jeopardize one’s livelihood. Deuteronomy 24:6 “No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.” Taking someone’s livelihood in pledge…

Rights of a Slave The Sixth Commandment God’s Law allowed slavery, but with restrictions. Exodus 21:20, 21 “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged.…

A Check on Passion The Sixth Commandment Cities of refuge reined in unjust passions. Numbers 35:9-15 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the…

Cities of Refuge The Sixth Commandment A model for our system of justice? Numbers 35:9-15 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land…

Justice and Community The Sixth Commandment Justice is a community effort. Numbers 35:22-29 “But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait or used a stone that could cause death, and without…

Havens of Grace The Sixth Commandment Cities of refuge were tokens of grace. Deuteronomy 19:1-10 “‘When the LORD your God cuts off the nations whose land the LORD your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in…

Hint of Grace The Sixth Commandment Grace is always present in the work of the Law. Exodus 21:28-31 “When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be…

Individual Responsibility The Sixth Commandment Each is responsible for his own sin only. Deuteronomy 24:16 “‘Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall…

Lex Talionis The Sixth Commandment An eye for an eye was the standard of justice. Leviticus 24:17-23 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life.…

Punishment for Rape The Sixth Commandment Rape is as serious as murder. Deuteronomy 22:25-27 “But if in the open country a man meets a young woman who is betrothed, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then only…