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Exodus 22 General Notes

Special concepts in this chapter

Justice in society

The rules and laws of this chapter are not intended to be followed by every society. Israel was God's chosen nation and was required to live in a special way. These laws concerned creating a just society and a holy nation. In this chapter, the purpose of these laws often focuses on minimizing the people's desire for vengeance. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/elect, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/avenge)