Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Exodus
Book: Exodus
Chapter: 22
Overview:
Judicial laws.
- The people of
God should ever be ready to show mildness and
Mercy, according to the
Spirit of these laws. We must answer to
God, not only for what we do maliciously, but for what we do
heedlessly. Therefore, when we have done harm to our neighbour,
we should make restitution, though not compelled
By Law. Let
these scriptures lead our souls to remember, that if the
Grace
of
God has indeed appeared to us, then it has taught us, and
enabled us
So to conduct ourselves
By its holy power, that
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly in this present world, Tit 2:12. And
the
Grace of
God teaches us, that as the
Lord is our portion,
there is enough in him to satisfy all the desires of our souls.