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Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.
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Knowledge Increases Responsibility
Commentators explain that this law establishes a crucial principle: increased responsibility comes with knowledge. Unlike an unforeseen accident, if an owner was aware that their animal was dangerous and failed to restrain it, they were held fully liable for the damages. This demonstrates that God's justice accounts for negligence and preventable harm.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The dead ox in this case, as well as in the preceding one, must have been worth no more than the price of the hide, as the flesh could not be eaten…
19th Century
Anglican
LAWS CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
The legislation transitions from rights of persons to rights of property easily and…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Or if it be known that the ox has used to push in time past , &c.] If it is a plain case, and a thing well known in the neighb…
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The cases mentioned here give rules of justice that were applicable then and are still in use for deciding similar matters. These laws teach us tha…
