And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
The command belongs to the teachings and judgments given to Moses on the mount recorded in Exodus 19-24, written in a book as one of the Lord's statutes for Israel. It was given by Christ Jesus Himself, the same Teacher who gave the directions on Mount Sinai and afterward spoke in human flesh.
Its requirement is that if what was entrusted to a person is stolen from him, he must make restitution to its owner. By this it protects the owner's interests, guards against doing injustice, and guides dealings with one another. It is among the judgments to be strictly obeyed, and is to be studied and presented before the people now just as verily as by the children of Israel in the days of Moses, with contention ceasing and love as brethren.
The command belongs to the teachings and judgments given to Moses on the mount recorded in Exodus 19-24, written in a book as one of the Lord's statutes for Israel. It was given by Christ Jesus Himself, the same Teacher who gave the directions on Mount Sinai and afterward spoke in human flesh.
Its requirement is that if what was entrusted to a person is stolen from him, he must make restitution to its owner. By this it protects the owner's interests, guards against doing injustice, and guides dealings with one another. It is among the judgments to be strictly obeyed, and is to be studied and presented before the people now just as verily as by the children of Israel in the days of Moses, with contention ceasing and love as brethren.