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Exodus 21:1
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Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
About Exodus 21:1
Exodus 21:1 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Civil Law in the Bible. Found in the law of Exodus, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Deuteronomy 16:18
“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”
- Romans 13:1
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”
- Exodus 22:1
“If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.”
- Deuteronomy 17:8
“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;”
- Leviticus 19:15
“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.”
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How to Apply Exodus 21:1
Meditate on Exodus 21:1 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Civil Law in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.