Back to THE TORAH CONNECTION Table of Contents<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Injury caused by a person<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>—<\/p>\n Exo 21:18, 19 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his<\/i> fist, and he die not, but keepeth his<\/i> bed: If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him<\/i> be quit: only he shall pay for<\/i> the loss of his time, and shall cause him<\/i> to be thoroughly healed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Exo 21:22-25 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her,<\/i> and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.<\/i> And if any<\/i> mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Lev 24:19, 20 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.<\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Deu 25:11, 12 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.<\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mat 5:38-42 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy<\/i> cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Protective walls–<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Deu 22:8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2Ki 1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was<\/i> in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Death by a vicious animal<\/b>—<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Exo 21:28-31 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be<\/i> quit. But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Gen 9:5, 6 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We read of steamboat disasters, and railroad accidents, and what is the matter? Somebody in many, many cases has beclouded the mind with intoxicating drink. He did not feel the weight of responsibility resting upon him. Many, many lives have been lost because somebody got drunk. Thus lives will be charged to the man that put the bottle to his neighbor’s lips.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In olden times when a man had a vicious animal he paid for it. It says in Exodus 21:28, 29: “If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.” <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Now we wish to carry this principle right out to those that brew the deadly poison. Here is the law that the God of heaven gave to regulate what to do with vicious animals. Christ is seeking to save, and Satan to destroy. I ask you that have reasoning powers to think on these things. The man that is intoxicated is robbed of his reason. Satan comes in and takes possession of him and imbues him with his spirit; and his first desire is to bruise or kill some of his loved ones. Yet men will allow this accursed thing to go on, that makes man lower than the beast. What has the drunkard obtained? Nothing but a madman’s brain. And here the laws are such that the temptations are continually before them. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n That liquor seller will have to answer for all the sins of the drunkard, and the drunkard will have to give account of his deeds. Their only hope is to lay their souls upon the crucified and risen Saviour. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” What does Christ say? Ye “are laborers together with God.” Christ came to bring back to man moral power. Here we see human passions destroying human beings. Here are our youth being tempted. The minds of many are being taken up with gambling and horse racing. May God help us to arouse. <\/i> Te 288, 289<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The man who has a vicious beast and who, knowing its disposition, allows it liberty, is by the laws of the land held accountable for the evil the beast may do. In the laws given to Israel the Lord directed that when a beast known to be vicious caused the death of a human being, the life of the owner should pay the price of his carelessness or malignity. On the same principle the government that licenses the liquor seller should be held responsible for the results of his traffic. And if it is a crime worthy of death to give liberty to a vicious beast, how much greater is the crime of sanctioning the work of the liquor seller! <\/i> MH 343<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Loss of an animal<\/b>—<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Exo 21:33-36 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; The owner of the pit shall make it<\/i> good, and<\/i> give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast<\/i> shall be his. And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox<\/i> also they shall divide. Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Exo 22:10-15 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:<\/i> Then<\/i> shall an oath 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,<\/i> and he shall not make it<\/i> good. And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. If it be torn in pieces, then<\/i> let him bring it for<\/i> witness, and<\/i> he shall not make good that which was torn. And if a man borrow ought<\/i> of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being<\/i> not with it, he shall surely make it<\/i> good. But<\/i> if the owner thereof be<\/i> with it, he shall not make it<\/i> good: if it be<\/i> an hired thing,<\/i> it came for his hire. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Deu 22:1-3 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 1Sa 9:3, 4, 19, 20 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them<\/i> not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were<\/i> not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them<\/i> not. . . . And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am<\/i> the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is<\/i> in thine heart. And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mat 12:11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it<\/i> out? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Luk 14:5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Damage to property<\/b>—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Exo 22:5, 6 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put 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. If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith;<\/i> he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Jdg 15:3-5 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them<\/i> go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and<\/i> olives. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2Sa 14:28-31 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face. Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire. Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his<\/i> house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n