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IV. MOSES' SECOND MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAW chs. 5--26 >
B. An exposition of selected covenant laws 12-25 >
8. Laws arising from the eighth commandment 23:19-24:7 >
Stealing livelihood and life 24:6-7
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To take a millstone from a person amounted to depriving him of his ability to grind his meal to make his daily bread (v. 6). Evidently a small millstone is in view here, not a large one that required an animal to turn. Kidnapping violated the right to freedom of choice that God wanted every Israelite to enjoy (v. 7; cf. Exod. 21:16).
