Exodus 22:2-3
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[2] If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him. [3] If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt of bloodshed for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land of Israel’s former bondage, from which the Lord had recently delivered them. Though not named in these verses, that setting matters because the covenant laws given after the exodus ordered the life of a redeemed people, including justice and proportional responsibility in cases of theft.
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Exodus 22:2-3 mentions Egypt.
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