Exodus twenty one speaks about capital punishment
It is applied when there is an intentional murderous event
The same is true if someone does their parents attack
As well as if someone goes down the kidnapping track
If one sacrifices to another God, he will be destroyed
Desecrating the Sabbath one should similarly avoid
Leviticus twenty adds to the capital punishment list
Patricide, adultery, and any unnatural sexual tryst
Leviticus eleven speaks of clean and unclean food
Cud chewing animals with split hoof one can include
Anything with fins and scales is acceptable to eat
But not eagle, vulture, owl, hawk, heron, or bat meat
Flying insects without jointed legs should be detested
Likewise, snakes and lizards should not be ingested
God said “do not make yourselves unclean”
“Be holy, because I am holy” is then seen
Deuteronomy sixteen lists three festivals to celebrate
The Passover of the Lord is the most important date
In the Feast of Weeks, an offering should always be made
After threshing, the Feast of Tabernacles should not be delayed
And “no man should appear before the Lord empty-handed”
With gifts proportionate to God’s blessings, it is commanded
Women’s rights are discussed in Exodus twenty one
[One should remember that this is how things were done]
If a woman servant does not please the master
He must let her be redeemed to avoid disaster
Daughters-in-law should be given daughters’ rights
If not treated well, wives are free to go without fights
In the case of when a man dies without a son
His widow must marry his brother to have one
In this way there will not be any concern or doubt
That the dead brother’s name will be blotted out
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