Read Exodus 21:1-24:18 at Bible Gateway.
The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 6, And the Strong Themes Teaching Tool
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
21:1-6 {s} Conditions for a Hebrew male slave to go out free
21:7-11 {s} Conditions for a Hebrew female slave to go out free
21:12-13 {s} Manslaughter is not murder
21:14 {s} Murder receives the death penalty
21:15 {s} Striking father or mother receives the death penalty
21:16 {s} Kidnapping receives the death penalty
21:17 {s} Cursing father or mother receives the death penalty
21:18-19 {s} Assault of a neighbor when he does not die
21:20-21 {s} Assault of a male or female slave when he does or does not die
21: 22-25 {s} Assault of a woman with child when the child does or does not die
21:26-27 {p} Conditions for male or female slaves to go out free
21:28-32 {s} Restitution when an ox gores a person to death
21:33-34 {s} Restitution when a pit causes the death of an animal
21:35-36 {s} Restitution when an ox causes the death of an animal
22:1-4 {s} Restitution when a theft is discovered
22:5 {s} Restitution when an animal feeds in another man’s field
22:6 {s} Restitution when fire destroys a harvest
22:7-9 {s} Restitution when goods are lost from a neighbor’s safe- keeping
22:10-13 {p} Restitution when goods are destroyed from a neighbor’s safe- keeping
22:14-15 {s} Restitution when goods are borrowed
22:16-17 {s} Restitution when a virgin is seduced
22:18-19 {s} Sorceress = death penalty + lying with animals = death penalty
22:20-24 {p} Idolaters + afflicters of strangers, widows, orphans = utterly destroyed
22:25-27 {s} Not coveting interest or collateral from your neighbor
22:28-31 {s} Not coveting what belongs to God
23:1-3 {s} Not bearing false witness
23:4 {s} Return your enemy’s ox or donkey
23:5 {s} Relieve your enemy’s donkey’s burden
23:6-19 {p} Not perverting justice + oppressing strangers + Sabbath rest + not naming other gods + harvest feasts
23:20-25 {s} The Angel of YHVH will go before them in the way to Canaan
23:26-33 {p} What YHVH will do to bring them in
24:1-11 {s} Moses ratified the covenant between God and His people
24:12-18 {p} Moses went into the cloud to receive the Torah
Strong themes of the parashah
21:1-27 {sx10+p} Restitution in cases of slavery, or when a person causes injury or death (‘You shall not commit murder’)
21:28-22:13 {sx7+p} Restitution when a thing causes injury, death, or loss of property (‘You shall not steal’)
22:14-24 {sx3+p} When restitution is not to be made (‘You shall not commit adultery’)
22:25-23:19 {sx5+p} Not injuring your neighbor, strangers, or God (‘Do not covet’ + ‘bear false witness’ + ‘Honor the Sabbath’)
23:20-33 {s+p} Israel shall make no covenant with the Canaanites or their gods to learn their ways (‘Do not make /worship idols’ + ‘profane YHVH’s name’)
24:1-18 {s+p} Israel made a covenant with YHVH to walk in His ways (‘YHVH only worship/ serve’)
Exodus 21:1-24:18 Triennial Torah portions
21:1-22:24, Triennial Mishpatim, “Judgments”
22:25-24:18, Triennial Imkesef talveh, “If you lend”
Exodus 21:1-24:18 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Exodus 21:1-24:18 Mishpatim chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
The Ten Commandments explained as the Law of Love: Love God, Love your neighbor, and Love your enemy.
Finding Messiah in Mishpatim
Additional readings for this parashah
2 Kin 11:17-12:17 (my notes) | Mat 26:20-30 (my notes)
Studies in Mishpatim
Exodus 21, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 21:1-27, Death swallowed up in life
Exodus 21:1-6, Hebrew roots
Exodus 21:1-11, Chiastic structure
Exodus 21:12-13, Murder defined
Exodus 21:14-17, Chiastic structures
Exodus 21:18-25, Chiastic structure
Exodus 21:28-22:13, Strong theme
Exodus 22, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 22:12-23:33, Chiastic structure
Exodus 22:14-24, Hebrew roots
Exodus 22:14-24, Chiastic structure
Exodus 22:25-23:19, Strong theme
Exodus 23, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 23:20-33, Hebrew roots, part one and part two
Exodus 23:20-33, Reverse parallelism
Exodus 24, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 24:1-11, Chiastic structure
Exodus 24:12-18, Chiastic structure
Exodus 24:1-18, Strong theme
Exodus 23 and 24, Grace in the midst of Law
Exodus 21:1-24:18, Mishpatim preaching the Gospel of grace
Exodus 21:1-24:18, These are not miscellaneous laws
Further study off site
Mishpatim – Restoration of Torah
Mishpatim Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
The Law of Love – Christine Miller
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | EXODUS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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