III. ISRAEL AT SINAI ( XIX.- XL.).
The division Num 19- 40 presents difficulties due to its very
importance, _see_ introduction to Ex. (last paragraph). But Num 25-
31, 35- 40 readily fall apart from...
INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 21
In this, and the two following Chapter s, are delivered various laws
and precepts, partly of a moral, and partly of a religious, but
chiefly of a civil nature, respecting th...
_A.M. 2513. B.C. 1491._
The laws recorded in this chapter relate to the fifth and sixth
commandments; and though not accommodated to our constitution,
especially in point of servitude, yet are of gre...
1 Lawes for men seruants.
5 For the seruant whose eare is boared.
7 For women seruants.
12 For manslaughter.
16 For stealers of men.
17 For cursers of parents.
18 For smiters.
22 For a hurt by...
THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT (EXODUS 20:1 TO EXODUS 23:33).
In Exodus 24:7 we read of a ‘book of the covenant' written by Moses
(see Exodus 24:4). Logically