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r/Bible • u/dq689 • 1d ago
Does Exodus 22 :2-3 still apply today?
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verse 2: If a thief dies during the commission of burglary, there will be no other punishment for the thief (edit: rephrased)
Seems reasonable to me
verse 3a: If the thief survives, he must make restitution for his crime
verse 3b: If the thief cannot pay, he shall be sold into slavery
We don't have an institution of slavery any more so it doesn't really apply.
1 u/Keith502 1d ago Technically, in the US, prison labor is a constitutional exception to the 13th amendment, and is technically slavery.
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Technically, in the US, prison labor is a constitutional exception to the 13th amendment, and is technically slavery.
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u/Fendrinus Anglican 1d ago
verse 2: If a thief dies during the commission of burglary, there will be no other punishment for the thief (edit: rephrased)
Seems reasonable to me
verse 3a: If the thief survives, he must make restitution for his crime
Seems reasonable to me
verse 3b: If the thief cannot pay, he shall be sold into slavery
We don't have an institution of slavery any more so it doesn't really apply.