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Today we continued our study of the Eighth Commandment, "Thou shalt not steal" with Statutes which deal with theft, deceit, defrauding, cheating and taking advantage.
In our study, we saw that Statutes under No Stealing include a prohibition of kidnapping, which is "manstealing". We also discussed how servanthood (a voluntary "employment" -with many protections for kind treatment- as a solution for debt) was acceptable in the Torah, but kidnapping and slavery (which is not voluntary, and is oppressive) were not.
We also discussed that the Statutes do not allow us to make accusations of stealing lightly. Confirmation of theft, or any crime, must be established "in the mouth of 2-3 witnesses".
If an accidental loss of property occurs, or no witnesses are found and one cannot prove a person has stolen, his own sworn witness that he is innocent must be accepted by the accuser:
Exodus 22:10-11 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: Then shall an oath of Yahweh be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good."
The completed worksheets are available to read-print at the following link:
Upcoming Class Schedule:
Monday, February 24 - Torah Class is planned to meet (live on Zoom) at the regularly scheduled time
Wednesday, February 26 - Torah Class is planned to meet (live on Zoom) at the regularly scheduled time
Monday, March 3 - Torah Class is planned to meet (live on Zoom) at the regularly scheduled time
Wednesday, March 5 - Torah Class is planned to meet (live on Zoom) at the regularly scheduled time
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Passover - Sunday, April 13, 2025
Unleavened Bread - April 14-20
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