Read Exodus 21:1-11 at Bible Gateway.
Hebrew paragraph divisions
Exo 21:1-6 {s} Conditions for a Hebrew male slave to go out free
Exo 21:7-11 {s} Conditions for a Hebrew female slave to go out free
Exo 21:1-11 chiastic structure
The central axis of the structure, and its surrounding pairs, are a beautiful picture of voluntary service from a heart of love, just as we who have voluntarily laid down our own lives to pick up the yoke of Messiah Yeshua, from a heart of love, have become slaves of righteousness forever.f
The A and B pairs likewise paint a beautiful picture of redemption in the seventh year of release.
To redeem is Strong’s H6299 פדה padah, a primitive root meaning, “to redeem.” The ancient pictographs are pey + dalet + hey.
pey פ, ף = the mouth, thus open, blow, scatter, edge
dalet ד = the door, thus enter, move, hang
hey ה = man with upraised arms, thus look, reveal, wonder, worship, breath
The story being told is that the opening (pey) of the door (dalet) of the house of bondage elicits thanksgiving and worship (hey) from the redeemed.
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