Exodus 22:1-2
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[1] "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. [2] If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land from which God delivered Israel and where they had lived under slavery. Though not named in these verses, that redemption frames Israel’s covenant laws, including the requirement to make restitution for theft and the limits placed on defending one’s home.
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Exodus 22:1-2 mentions Egypt.
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