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God's Rules for Society
Commentators explain that the word 'ordinances' or 'judgments' refers to the specific civil and judicial laws for Israel's society. Unlike the broad moral principles of the Ten Commandments, these were the practical rules meant to guide judges and govern daily life, all founded on God's own justice.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 21:1
18th Century
Theologian
Judgments - that is, decisions of the law.
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 21:1
19th Century
Bishop
These are the judgments. —“The laws” (Knobel), “the rights” (Keil), “the rules which shall guide judicial decisions” (Pool). The p…
John Calvin
On Exodus 21:1
16th Century
Theologian
Now these are the judgments. Both passages contain the same regulation, namely, that for Hebrews, slavery must end in the seventh year. Fo…
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John Gill
On Exodus 21:1
17th Century
Pastor
Now these are the judgments The judicial laws respecting the civil state of the people of Israel, so called because they …
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 21:1–11
17th Century
Minister
The laws in this chapter relate to the fifth and sixth commandments; and though they differ from our times and customs, nor are they binding on us,…