Exodus 21-23

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by: Debbie Galyen

04/05/2025

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“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him ... You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child” (22:21-22). After the Ten Commandments, Moses gave the people situational examples to demonstrate how the commandments applied to their real-life concerns. Most of the laws taught people to take responsibility for their actions and accept reasonable consequences. However, in the case of sojourners (foreigners), widows, orphans, and the poor, God directed his people to prioritize mercy.

“You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” (23:9). Remembering how God showed us mercy when we least deserved it (but desperately needed it) changes how we treat those who are needy around us. 

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“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him ... You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child” (22:21-22). After the Ten Commandments, Moses gave the people situational examples to demonstrate how the commandments applied to their real-life concerns. Most of the laws taught people to take responsibility for their actions and accept reasonable consequences. However, in the case of sojourners (foreigners), widows, orphans, and the poor, God directed his people to prioritize mercy.

“You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” (23:9). Remembering how God showed us mercy when we least deserved it (but desperately needed it) changes how we treat those who are needy around us. 

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