Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 22: 14-15
MEDITATION
Exodus 22: 14-15
14 “And if a man borrows anything from his neighbour, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good.
15 If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. Animals that are borrowed
a. This is not unusual.
b. Beasts of burdens may be borrowed.
i. An ox for ploughing of a field.
ii. A donkey to help with the carrying of goods.
2. Two different scenes are considered
a. When the owner is physically present.
b. When the owner is physically absent.
3. When the owner is absent
a. The borrowed animal may be injured.
b. The borrowed animal may die.
c. The person who borrowed the animal:
i. He will have to “make good”.
ii. He will have to compensate the owner.
d. If the animal is injured:
i. He may have to pay for any medical treatment.
ii. He may have to pay some compensation for the loss that the owner would have sustained.
e. If the animal died:
i. He would have to pay whatever the judges determined as compensation.
ii. Responsibility must be considered when one wishes to borrow an animal from anybody.
4. When the owner is present
a. If the owner was present, the borrower would not be liable.
b. The owner would know that the borrower did not abuse his animal causing it to die.
c. The borrower would not be liable for extra payment if the animal was hired.
d. The fee for hiring the animal would, of course, have to be paid.
5. Responsibility and fair play
a. Both principles would apply.
b. Responsibility must be assumed:
i. The owner
ii. The hirer
c. Fair play
i. Compensation is due if the animal is unduly injured or if it dies because of abuse.
ii. Compensation is not due if the fault was not that of the hirer.
经文：出埃及记 22：14-15
沉思
《出埃及记 22：14-15》
14 “人若向邻舍借什么，所借的或受伤，或死，本主没有同在一处，借的人总要赔还。15 若本主同在一处，他就不必赔还。若是雇的，也不必赔还，本是为雇价来的。