Read Exodus 22:25-23:19 at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraph divisions
Exo 22:25-27 {s} Not coveting interest or collateral from your neighbor
Exo 22:28-31 {s} Not coveting what belongs to God
Exo 23:1-3 {s} Not bearing false witness
Exo 23:4 {s} Return your enemy’s ox or donkey
Exo 23:5 {s} Relieve your enemy’s donkey’s burden
Exo 23:6-19 {p} Not perverting justice, oppressing strangers + Sabbath rest + not naming other gods + harvest feasts
Exo 22:25-23:19 {sx5+p} chiastic structure
The strong theme is continuing YHVH’s initial explanation in what keeping the Ten Commandments looks like:
Exo 22:25-31 {s+s} Do not covet what belongs to your neighbor, or to God
Exo 23:1-3 {s} Do not bear false witness
Exo 23:6-19 {p} Honor the Sabbath
And the heart of the commandments, which happens to be the central axis of the structure, is, boiled down, not only love your neighbor, but love your enemy.
Strong theme: The purpose of the commandments is love from a pure heart.
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