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🗓️ 6 February 2023
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap. |
0:13.0 | If you've ever wanted to go to Israel and you want to go with me, for free, stick around |
0:17.3 | after today's episode for more info on how you can win a trip. |
0:21.8 | We continued reading about the laws for restitution today, seeing more of how God directs His |
0:25.8 | people toward a civil and just society that treats others with respect and honors life. |
0:31.3 | He fleshes out some specific implications of the Ten Commandments or the Ten Words and |
0:35.9 | we see how those apply. |
0:38.0 | When it comes to the laws against theft, you may have noticed that for a lot of the scenarios |
0:41.8 | listed, the amount the thief has to pay back exceeds what he stole. |
0:46.8 | In many ways, these consequences may have served as a deterrent against sinning. |
0:51.4 | These laws may feel kind of intimidating if you're imagining yourself as the one who's |
0:54.9 | committing the sin. |
0:55.9 | But if you put yourself in the place of the one who sinned against, you'll be grateful |
0:59.9 | God established those laws. |
1:01.9 | We also see how God protects the female virgins by threatening men who take advantage of them |
1:06.0 | with the penalty of several years worth of wages. |
1:09.2 | By the way, this isn't referring to rape, it's referring to a seduction that leads to |
1:13.5 | consensual sex. |
1:15.5 | Later, when we get to the Book of Deuteronomy, we'll see that the penalty for rape is death. |
1:20.5 | God also forbids charging interest on loans. |
1:23.2 | Most interest rates in those days started out at about 25%, but guess who borrows money? |
1:28.0 | The needy. |
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