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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 22
The Lord reveals his laws pertaining to stealing, destructions by fire,
care of property of others, borrowing, lascivious acts, sacrifices to false
gods, afflicting widows, usury, reviling God, the firstborn of men and of
animals—Men of Israel commanded to be holy.
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Ox Law Continued
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1 IF a man shall
asteal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall
brestore five oxen for an ox, and cfour
sheep for a sheep.
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3a
Lev. 1:1;
Moses 1:17
b
Ex. 3:12;
Moses 1:1-3
4a
Deut. 327:11;
D&C 124:18 (18,99)
5a
TG
Obedience
b
TG
Abrahamic Covenant
TG
Covenants
c
TG
Israel, Twelve Tribes
TG
Peculiar People
d
TG
Israel, Blessing of
TG
Treasure
6a
TG
Election
b
TG
Israel, Mission of;
TG;
Priesthood;
TG
Priesthood, History of
c
Ex. 22:31;
1 Pet. 2:9 (5-9);
TG
Holiness
d
TG
Separation
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Law Concerning Thieves
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2 ¶ If a thief be found
abreaking bup, and be smitten that he
die, there shall no blood be shed for
hima.
3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive,
whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall arestore
double.
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2a If a thief be found breaking up, and
be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him
Oft times a statement of a just law will be utilized by wicked men for their
own intent and purposes. A dishonest person will use these as 'loopholes' in
the law in order to use the law to his own wicked purposes. Consider the case
of Laban and the sons of Lehi. Laban called the sons of Lehi 'thieves' and
sent his servants after them to kill them. Apparently Laban was using this
'loophole' in the law to justify his murdering the sons of Lehi. For the law
states that 'thieves' call be killed and no blood shed in turn for the
killing of a thief. If Laban's servants had been successful in killing the
sons of Lehi, it would be Laban's word, the Sarim's captain of fifty, against
the dead bodies of the sons of Lehi. Who would contest it? It was the law
that thieves found in the act could be killed. An unjust man can then be
seen to be able to take advantage of the law to the intent of his own
purposes through lying and deceit. Now before God and God's law, such a liar
and a deceiver himself is guilty and justified to be put to death, which
by the command of an angel, Nephi later did.
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3a
Lev. 1:1;
Moses 1:17
b
Ex. 3:12;
Moses 1:1-3
4a
Deut. 327:11;
D&C 124:18 (18,99)
5a
TG
Obedience
b
TG
Abrahamic Covenant
TG
Covenants
c
TG
Israel, Twelve Tribes
TG
Peculiar People
d
TG
Israel, Blessing of
TG
Treasure
6a
TG
Election
b
TG
Israel, Mission of;
TG;
Priesthood;
TG
Priesthood, History of
c
Ex. 22:31;
1 Pet. 2:9 (5-9);
TG
Holiness
d
TG
Separation
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Grazing in Another's Field
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5 ¶ If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be
eaten, and shall aput in his beast, and shall feed in
another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own
vineyard, shall he make restitution.
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3a
Lev. 1:1;
Moses 1:17
b
Ex. 3:12;
Moses 1:1-3
4a
Deut. 327:11;
D&C 124:18 (18,99)
5a
TG
Obedience
b
TG
Abrahamic Covenant
TG
Covenants
c
TG
Israel, Twelve Tribes
TG
Peculiar People
d
TG
Israel, Blessing of
TG
Treasure
6a
TG
Election
b
TG
Israel, Mission of;
TG;
Priesthood;
TG
Priesthood, History of
c
Ex. 22:31;
1 Pet. 2:9 (5-9);
TG
Holiness
d
TG
Separation
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Law Concerning Fire
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6 ¶ If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that
the stacks of acorn, or the standing corn, or the field, be
consumed therewith; he that bkindled the fire shall
surely make restitution.
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Stolen Goods and Trespass
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7 ¶ If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the
house shall be brought unto the ajudges, to see
whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.
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9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
10 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:
11 Then shall an aoath of the
LORD 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
bmake it good.
12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
13 If it be atorn in pieces,
then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make
good that which was torn.
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Law of Barrowing
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14 ¶ And if a man aborrow
bought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die,
the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it
good.
15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.
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Law of Seduction
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16 ¶ And if a man entice a maid that is not
betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his
awife.
17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him,
he shall pay money according to the dowry of avirgins.
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Law of Witches of the Accult
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18 ¶ Thou shalt not suffer a
awitch to live.
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Law Against Beastiality
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19 ¶ Whosoever lieth with a
abeast shall surely be put to death.
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Law Concerning Idol Sacrifices
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20 ¶ He that asacrificeth unto
any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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Law Concerning Strangers
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21 ¶ Thou shalt neither vex a
astranger, nor boppress him: for ye were
cstrangers in the land of Egypt.
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Law of Treatment of Widow and Fahterless
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22 ¶ Ye shall not afflict any
awidow, or fatherless child.
23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at
all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
24 And my awrath shall
bwax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your
wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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Law Against Usury
(Taking Advantage of the Poor)
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25 ¶ If thou alend money to
any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him
as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him ausury.
26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to
apledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun
goeth down:
27 For that is his acovering
only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it
shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am
bgracious.
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Reviling Against God and His Rulers
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28 ¶ Thou shalt not arevile
bthe gods, nor ccurse the
druler of thy people.
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Law Concerning Firstfruits
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29 ¶ Thou shalt not delay to offer the
afirst of thy ripe fruits, and of thy
bliquors: the cfirstborn of thy sons
shalt thou give unto me.
30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and
with thy sheep: aseven days it shall be with his dam; on
the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
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Law Against Eating 'Torn' Meat
By 'torn flesh' it is meant an animal which has been attacked and killed
by another animal, that flesh of such a killed beast is not to be eaten.
There may well be a number of health issues here which this law protects
against. Notice it is a law without penalty. If broken, the penalty is
inherent in what the effects of the eaten flesh might bring upon the person.
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31 ¶ And ye shall be aholy men
unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is
btorn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the
dogs.
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