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Exodus 21:28
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26 “If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye.
27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth.

Animal Control Laws

28 “If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then athe ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be1 acquitted.  
29 But if the ox tended to thrust with its horn in times past, and it has been made known to his owner, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.
30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay ato redeem his life, whatever is imposed on him.  
31 Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
Commentaries:


No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Exodus 21:28.

Exodus 21:28-32

The principle here covers injury not only when it might be determined as a "chance-occurrence" death, but also involved what may be termed "death by accompanying negligence." In other words, it reveals a different judgment when the temper of the killing animal or the defective equipment was known. Verse 28 covers an "out-of-the-blue" occurrence—truly an accident. In such a case, the animal was put to death, but the owner is free and clear. What is interesting here is that this clearly shows than an animal receives the death penalty following the same overall principle found in Genesis 9:6. However, if the animal was known to be dangerous, both the animal and his owner were put to death.

Excerpted from The Sixth Commandment

Exodus 21:28-29

The owner of the ox was put to death because he should have been more careful than to allow his ox to do what it did. Can you see that circumstances alter cases and determine the seriousness of the sin? And as we clearly saw, some sin is not unto death.

Excerpted from Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 2)

Exodus 21:28-29

The owner made the death possible by not taking care of that ox. That is why he also gets the death penalty.

Excerpted from Elements of Judgment (Part Three)

 
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