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8.3 Preserve personal property
These statutes provide for restitution of stolen property and direct us to love even our enemies by caring for their property.
Leviticus 19.13
“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him.”
Exodus 22.2, 3
“If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
Exodus 22.4
“If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.”
Exodus 22.1
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.”
Luke 19.1-9
This series of In the Gates provides the Scriptural support for the Ten Commandments and their supporting statutes, rules, and precepts. A complete version of this series is available as The Law of God.