🔥 Exodus 22

Exodus 22 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““If a man entices a virgin who isn’t pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.” Exodus 22 opens with these words: ““If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.” The line to keep is Exodus 22:6: ““If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely…” Carry the word “fire” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Exodus 22:6: ““If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Exodus 22? Then try this: Read ““If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.