IV. Personal Rights and Remedies
“Personal injuries, economic losses, and matters of inheritance are among the many matters of personal right and responsibilities included in this section of various civil laws. These civil laws are designed to regulate daily activities in a fair manner for each citizen and to instill a sense of order throughout society.”
A. Restitution for Loss
WRONGFUL TAKING Numbers 5:5-10
DISPUTED LOST PROPERTY Exodus 22:9
BAILEE OF MONEY OR GOODS Exodus 22:7,8
BORROWER’S RESPONSIBILITY Exodus 22:14,15
B. Seduction
“In addition to the impropriety involved, there is an economic aspect to cases of seduction.”
COMPENSATION FOR VIRGIN Exodus 22:16,17
C. Injuries and Damages
OPEN PITS Exodus 21:33,34
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE Exodus 22:6
CROP DAMAGE BY ANIMALS Exodus 22:5
OX GORING PERSONS Exodus 21:28
KNOWN DANGEROUS PROPENSITIES Exodus 21:29-32
OX GORING ANIMALS Exodus 21:35,36
KILLING ANIMAL Leviticus 24:18, 24:21a
PREVENTION OF INJURY Deuteronomy 22:8
D. Masters and Servants
PROMPT PAYMENT Leviticus 19:13/Deuteronomy 24:14,15
ACQUIRING SLAVES Leviticus 25:44-46
ESCAPED SLAVES Deuteronomy 23:15,16
SEVEN-YEAR RELEASE Deuteronomy 15:12-18
RELEASE WITH FAMILY Exodus 21:1-6
RELEASE OF WOMEN SLAVES Exodus 21:7-11
(RELEASE AFTER MAIMING) Exodus 21:26,27
E. Credit, Interest, and Collateral
CHARGING INTEREST Deuteronomy 23:19,20
POOR PROTECTED Exodus 22:25-27/Deuteronomy 24:12,13
NO MILL FOR PLEDGE Deuteronomy 24:6
RETRIEVAL OF PLEDGE Deuteronomy 24:10,11
(PLEDGE FROM WIDOW) (Deuteronomy 24:17)
SEVEN-YEAR PLEDGE Deuteronomy 15:1-5
LENDING TO OTHER NATIONS Deuteronomy 15:6
OBLIGATION TO POOR Deuteronomy 15:7-11
F. Contracts and Agreements
OATHS TO BE KEPT Leviticus 19:12
AGREEMENTS TO BE HONORED Numbers 30:1,2
VOW OF DAUGHTER Numbers 30:3-5
VOW OF WHITE Numbers 30:6-8
VOW OF WIDOW OR DIVORCEE Numbers 30:9-12
HUSBAND’S LIABILITY Numbers 30:13-16
G. Weights and Measures
DEALINGS TO BE HONEST Leviticus 19:11
PROPER MEASUREMENTS Leviticus 19:35-37
PROPER WEIGHTS Deuteronomy 25:13-16
H. Inheritance
1. Right of Firstborn
DOUBLE PORTION DUE Deuteronomy 21:15-17
2. Levirate Marriage
“When a man dies childless, his brother is to take the widow as a wife and to father a child in his brother’s name. That first child will receive the deceased brother’s inheritance, while any other children of the union will inherit through their natural father.”
BROTHER’S OBLIGATION Deuteronomy 25:5,6
IF BROTHER REFUSES Deuteronomy 25:7-10
E. Case of Zelophehad’s Daughters
“Moses is approached by the daughters of a man who had died without any sons to inherit a portion of the promised land. Concerned about loss of family possessions, the daughters ask that land be assigned to the family through them. Moses agrees, but limits their marriages to men within the same tribe so that their inheritance will not be transferred to another tribe. The case does indicate something of the status of women in a predominantly male-oriented society.”
DAUGHTERS SEEK INHERITANCE Numbers 27:1-4
ORDER OF INHERITANCE Numbers 27:5-11
PROBLEM IF DAUGHTERS MARRY Numbers 36:1-4
MUST MARRY WITHIN TRIBE Numbers 36:5-9
DAUGHTERS COMPLY Numbers 36:10-13
All quotations taken from The Daily Bible.
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