Bible+Exodus?

Question

Hello.
I was wondering if I could get some help in analysing:

Exodus 21: 12-27

I need to explain and think what this extract from the bible is saying about punishment and justice.

Can anyone help?

Any Contribution will be appreciated.

Thankyou

Answer 1

Noah and his family remained at year 1656, all the violence on the face of the earth was ended. Noah lived another 350 years Gen.9:28,29;
Abraham was age 75 Gen.12:4; 427 years after the flood and surrounded by land pirates. Gen.13:2; He was rich but not able to buy 2000 acres of land to protect any family he might have from what was happening after the flood, as in Sodom and Gomorrah, there was not 10 found to obey a land law, a man law or a law from God, so he was given the Promised Land covenant for generation four from his grandson Jacob, the son of Isaac that would have the 12 tribes of Israel that would be with Moses 430 years after the Promised Land covenant to get the law, Moses age 80 Exo.7:7; in generation four Exo.6:16-23,26; Exo.12:40,41; Gal.3:16-18 [ 430 years after Abraham ]; The 603,550 Israelites exit Egypt to get the law and in 40 years [ from 857 to 897 after the flood ], wipe out the seven nations of land pirates Acts 7:1-60; tells the story, Acts 13:17-23; Samuel is 450 years after the Exodus at 857 and
1Ki.6:1; Solomon begans the temple 480 years from 897th year when Moses
died after Arnon heirs in the Promised Land with the law given to them by Moses. Exo.21:12-27; The world of mankind is from Adam in the imperfections of sin and trouble [ evil Gen.8:21 ]; continues to rule, the laws are to help as much as possible, then as the law of the land is now for us.
Peace was established [ for a while by David ], at 1377 years after the flood, Solomon died 1413 years after the flood, 997 before Christ was in Rome world Empire #6 and the Judah kings had ended captive to Babylon world Empire #3, 606 years before Christ in Rome world Empire #6.
The world has been in trouble in sin all this time, there was no place in it for a man like Jesus, he was crucified, resurrected and ascended back to God in the year 33 [ or ], now 2007 years after Jesus was in Rome world Empire #6 and we wait.
1Cor.15:22-28,51-53; As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Jesus is the savior of the world.

Answer 2

The laws if Exodus 21:12-27 are interesting in that most of them deal with the intent of the heart. To lie in wait is far different in attitude than something that is done out of passion or accident. These laws were to help the judges separate the murderous, impassioned rage, or accidental.

Now, we must also see an oft misapplied passage, that being "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot". This is not a license for vigilantism or revenge, since the Bible makes a big deal about being merciful. No, this passage is dealing with a middle eastern attitude that is even present today. That being, if you take my wallet, I will take your hand. If you take my hand, I will take your head! What God is pronouncing here is that the punishment must fit the crime. You cannot take someone's life just because he accidentally took your eye.
God also provided cities of refuge that you could flee to if you accidentally killed someone and the family is all bent on murdering you. There is some pretty detailed stuff in this passage.

Answer 3

This is an expansion on the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill'. It shows that there are different kinds of killing, with different punishments--sort of like how we divide homicide into first, second and third degree.

I think the passage gives us a good idea of the values in these days.

If you 'lay in wait' for someone, that is premeditated murder and much more serious than a 'crime of passion', just getting upset in the moment and striking someone. Just like today. The punishment for 'first degree' murder is death, but for 'second degree' only exile.

If a woman is pregnant and you cause her to lose her baby, that is -not- murder, but the baby is not considered the property of the woman but of her husband, so you have to make it up to -him-.

If you strike a slave and cause him to lose an eye or a tooth, you have to set him free (but slavery is okay, and beating slaves is okay, so long as you don't cause permanent injury!)

Finally, the part about an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, I have been told that this means -only- an eye for an eye. In other words, you can't kill a person for injuring someone, the punishment must be proportional to the crime.

Answer 4

As in the traditional eye-for-an-eye; tooth-for-a-tooth concept, the passage elaborates in detail about the punishment being appropriate for the crime.

Be mindful that God established human government in Genesis chapter 9. And in Exodus, God is laying out the finer points of justice and grace in greater detail.

Answer 5

Sounds explanitory.

Judical Law hadn't incorporated with SPECIFICs yet. Plus JESUS changed quite a bit of the barbaric beginning of civilizeation ways.