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Exodus 22-24
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wolfpurplemoonMore (mostly irrelevant) rules dictated to Moses
* In amongst a variety of rules about how to deal with lost/stolen/killed animals and other property is one about what to do if a man lies with another man's virgin daughter (he must marry her or pay the dowry for a virgin to her father), and then suddenly we have the rule: 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live'. Lots of words are spent detailing the transactions that must occur depending on the circumstances of livestock and produce losses but this line has no explanation whatsoever.
* Lots of lovely inconsistencies, as per usual. We are told that we must be kind to strangers and not oppress them, but then God tells his people to overthrow those who don't believe in him and promises that he will drive them out from the land with hornets so that his people can have it all. Good bit of religious tolerance there.
* In amongst a variety of rules about how to deal with lost/stolen/killed animals and other property is one about what to do if a man lies with another man's virgin daughter (he must marry her or pay the dowry for a virgin to her father), and then suddenly we have the rule: 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live'. Lots of words are spent detailing the transactions that must occur depending on the circumstances of livestock and produce losses but this line has no explanation whatsoever.
* Lots of lovely inconsistencies, as per usual. We are told that we must be kind to strangers and not oppress them, but then God tells his people to overthrow those who don't believe in him and promises that he will drive them out from the land with hornets so that his people can have it all. Good bit of religious tolerance there.
