I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. The Exodus and the land gift ground the interest-prohibition in the covenant narrative: the God who brought Israel out of Egypt — who freed them from the exploitation of slavery — is the God who prohibits the exploitation of fellow community members through interest. The covenant community that experienced liberation from exploitation is the community commanded not to exploit others. I am the Lord your God closes the poverty assistance regulations with the same formula that grounds the entire Holiness Code.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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