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Exodus 22:1

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"If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

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Though Egypt is not named in this verse, Israel’s recent deliverance from Egyptian bondage forms the setting for the covenant laws given at Sinai. The restitution required for stolen livestock reflects God’s ordering of the redeemed community in contrast to the oppression and injustice they had known in Egypt.

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Exodus 22:1 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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