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A Crime Equal to Murder
Commentators like John Calvin explain that man-stealing was a capital offense because robbing a person of their liberty was considered almost as severe as taking their life. Unlike other thefts that could be settled by restitution, this crime demanded the death penalty, highlighting the supreme value God places on human freedom and dignity within His covenant community.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 24:7
18th Century
Theologian
Compare Deuteronomy 21:14; and Exodus 21:16.
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 24:7
19th Century
Bishop
If a man be found stealing (a soul) any of his brethren ... —See Exodus 21:16.
Take heed in the plague…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 24:7
16th Century
Theologian
The same punishment is here deservedly proclaimed against man-stealers as against murderers. For the condition of slaves was so wretched that liber…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 24:7
17th Century
Pastor
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children
of Israel
Whether grow…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 24:5–13
17th Century
Minister
It is of great consequence that love be maintained between husband and wife, and that they carefully avoid everything that might cause them to beco…