The treatment of the disadvantaged 23:15-16 - Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

Resource > Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable) > Deuteronomy > Exposition > IV. MOSES' SECOND MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAW chs. 5--26 > B. An exposition of selected covenant laws 12-25 > 7. Laws arising from the seventh commandment 22:9-23:18 > The treatment of the disadvantaged 23:15-16

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Slaves from other nations who fled to Israel for refuge should receive permanent asylum. God's people were to show compassion to the oppressed and were not to join with oppressors (cf. Heb. 13:3; Gal. 6:2). This law clarified a proper association.