1239. A Call for Justice — Exodus 23:1-13

1239.

A Call for Justice
 
Today's Passage: Exodus 23:1-13
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• Prepare your heart
• Ask Jesus to bring you into the very presence of God Himself as you read instructions
• Imagine God or Jesus handing these instructions.
• Who are the instructions given to? a group, a nation, a particular person?
• Why is He giving these instructions?
• Is there a consequence from these instructions either good or bad?
• Contemplate these instructions.
• List them either mentally or write them down.
• What do they mean? What do they represent? 
• Are these instructions wise for anyone anytime to follow?
• Could they help your own life, if applied?
• Pray over what God has given.
• Thank Him for His guidance either in the past, or presently.

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1."You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.
2. "You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a dispute do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice.
3. And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor.

4. "If you come upon your enemy's ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner. 
5. If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help.

7. "Be sure never to  charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent.

8. "Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

9. 'You must not oppress foreigners. You know what it's like to be a foreigner, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

10. "Plant and harvest your crops for six years, 
11. but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves.

12. "You have six days each week for your ordinary work but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed.

13. "Pay close attention to all my instrucitons. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names.
Exodus 23:1-13 NLT

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