GOD’S WORD
GOVERNING AND GUIDING US
[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all references are to the King James Holy Bible. Court members, when resolving disputes between people are guided primarily by God’s Word wherever applicable.]
Duty of dominion over God’s Creation/Breach of that Duty
Genesis 1:26: God said, Let us make man in our image according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heaven, and over the beasts, and over all the earth, and over everything that creepeth and moveth on the earth. (Geneva Bible)
Ezekiel 34:2: Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Matthew 16:18: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
His Law
Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Matthew 5:18: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass one jot or one tittle, shall in no way pass from the law till all be fulfilled.
Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 8:10: For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
2 Chronicles 7:14: If my people, among whom my Name is called upon, do humble themselves, and pray and seek my presence, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear in heaven and be merciful to their sin, and will heal their land.
John 14:23: Jesus answered, and said unto him, If any man love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him. (Geneva Bible)
Exodus Chapter 20 (Ten Commandments):
1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven
above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless
that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou,
nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy
God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Jeremiah: 22:3: Thus says the LORD; Execute judgment and righteousness. Deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Matthew 22:36-40: Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, and mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Supremacy of God’s law over us:
Deuteronomy 13:4: Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
Isaiah 45:23: By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
Acts 5:29: We ought to obey God rather than men.
Romans 6:16: Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness
1 Corinthians 2:15: But he that is a spiritual man judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross
Colossians 2:15: And, having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Proverbs 3:1: “My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:6: In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.
Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
John14:23: Jesus answered, and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto Him, and make our abode with Him.
Isaiah 54:17: No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper: and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from me, saith the Lord.
Ezra 7:26: And whosoever will not do the Law of thy God, and the King’s law, let him have judgment without delay, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. (Geneva Bible)
Duty of God’s People to assemble to Seek Earthly Justice and Resolve Conflict:
Matthew 18:20: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:15: Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and if he shall hear thee, thou has gained thy brother.
Matthew 18:16: But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew 18:17: And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church but if he neglected to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a tax collector.
Exodus 18:25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundred, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exodus 18:26: And they judged the people at all seasons, the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Acts 19:38: Wherefore, if [any], . . . have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies, let them accuse one another.
Acts 19:39: But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
Acts 25:16: It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver a man to die, before he who is accused have the accusers face to face, and have opportunity to answer for himself concerning the accusation laid against him.
Luke 12:57: Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? Shun the dens of iniquity when seeking earthly justice
Psalms1:1: Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
John 2:15: And when He had made a scourge of small cords, He drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
John 2:16: And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things from here; make not my Father’s House an house of merchandise.
Matthew 10:17: But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and the will scourge you in their synagogues.
Matthew 10:18: And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
1 Corinthians 6:1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
1 Corinthians 6:4: If, then, ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life: do ye set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church?
Ephesians 5:7: Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Ephesians 5:11: And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Ephesians 6: 12: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly governors, the princes of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness, which are in the high places.
Revelation 18:4: And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
The Messiah’s Attitude towards lawyers:
Luke 11:46: Woe unto you, also ye lawyers Jesus rebuke of lawyers! For ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Luke 11:52: Woe unto you, lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
1 Timothy 1:7: Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor that about which they affirm.
1 Timothy 1:8: But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
God is No Respecter of Persons or Titles:
Luke 20:21 – And they asked him, saying, master, we know that thou sayest and teaches rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly.
Job 13:10 – He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept any person.
Job 32:21 – I will not now accept the persons of man, neither will i give titles to man.
Psalm 82:2 – How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?
Proverbs 28:21 – To have respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgress for a piece of bread.
Acts 10:34 – Then Peter opened his mouth and said. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons
James 2:9 – But if ye regard the persons, ye commit sin, and are rebuked of the Law, as transgressors.
Romans 2:11: For there is no respect of persons with God.
Nature of Truth and True Wisdom:
Psalms 117:2: For His merciful kindness is great toward us; and the truth of the Lord endureth forever.
John 8:32: And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
Matthew 10:16: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye, therefore, wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
2 Thessalonians 2:12: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Daniel 8:12: And a time shall be given him over the daily sacrifice for the iniquity: and it shall cast down the truth to the ground, and thus shall it do, and prosper.
Proverbs 29:8: Scornful men bring a city into a snare, but wise men turn away wrath.
1 Corinthians 13: 12: For now we see [in a mirror] darkly; but then, face to face, now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Hosea 4:6: My people are destroyed by lack of knowledge; because thou has rejected knowledge. I will also reject thee, . . .
Matthew 10:19: But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
Matthew 10:20: For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of our Father who speaketh in you.
2 Timothy 3:16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 9:16: . . . Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.17: The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
18: Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroyeth much good.
2 Corinthians 2:11: Lest Satan should get an advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Oaths:
Hebrews 7:20: And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest
Hebrews 7:28: For the law maketh men high priests who have infirmity, but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
Leviticus 19:12: And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Consequences for Idolatry/Bowing to Earthly Authority/Deliverance from Bad Shepherds:
Daniel 3:5: . . . .at that time that ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar, the king, hath set up.
Daniel 3:18: . . ., be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Deuteronomy 17:5: Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who hath committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones till they die.
Deuteronomy 17: 6: At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shalt he that is worthy of death be put to death, but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Exodus 15:9: The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Exodus 15:10: Thou didst blow with thy wind; the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Ezekiel 34:6: My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill, yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
Ezekiel 34:10: Thus saith the Lord God: . . .neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.
Revelation 18:4: And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Becoming Indebted to Tax Collectors for Tribute owed only to God:
Deuteronomy 15:6: For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you.
Ezra 7:24: And we certify you, that upon any of the Priests, Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or Ministers in this house of God, there shall no governor lay upon them toll, tribute nor custom. (Geneva Bible)
John 10:10: The thief comes only to kill and destroy;
Proverbs 22:7: The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Matthew 17:25: Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own sons or of strangers?
Matthew 17:26: Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him: Then are their sons free.
Honoring Covenants/Honesty in Commerce Under God:
1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: …
Leviticus 19:35: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, or in quantity.
Leviticus 19:36: Just balances, just weights, a just ephah and a just hin, shall ye have.
Luke 10:7: . . . for the laborer is worthy of his hire.
Genesis 23:13: I will give thee money for the field, take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis 23:17: . . . Abraham weighed to Ephton the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver,, . . And the field of Ephton [with appurtenances] were made sure
Genesis 23:18: Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, . .
Genesis 24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his master, and swore to him concerning that matter.
Exodus 22:25: If thou lend money to any of my people who is poor among you, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Nehemiah 5:7: And I thought in my mind, and I rebuked the princes, and the rulers, and said unto them, You lay burdens every one upon his brethren: and I set a great assembly against them,
Nehemiah 5:8: And I said unto them, We, after our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen: and will you sell your brethren again, or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Nehemiah 5:9: I said also, That which ye do, is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, for the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Nehemiah 5:10: For even I, my brethren, and my servants do lend them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this burden.
Nehemiah 5:12: Then said they, We will restore it, and will not require it of them: we will do as thou hast said. Then I called the Priests, and caused them to swear, that they should do according to this promise.
Hebrews 8:8: For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
Hebrews 8:9: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
God’s Special Protections for Children:
Matthew 18:6: But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew 19:14: But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 9:42: And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Reaping What We Sow/Restitution:
Galatians 6:7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His Kingdom all things that offended and them who do iniquity.
Matthew 13:42: And shall cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Not Administering that which we did not create:
Isaiah 29;16: . ..shall the work say of him who made it, He made me not? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, He had no understanding?
John 15:20: The servant is not greater than his lord.
Job 40:2: Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct Him?
Romans 9:20: O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Romans 9:21: Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
Job 1:12 Then the Lord said unto Satan, Lo, all that he hath is in thine hand: only upon himself shalt thou not stretch out thine hand.
Harm caused inadvertently:
Exodus 22:5-6: If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field itself is consumed, he who started the fire shall surely make restitution.
Exodus 21:33-34: If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.
Exodus 22:7: If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double.
Exodus 22:10: If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, and it die or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it;
Exodus 22:11: Then shall an oath of the LORD be made between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
Exodus 22:12: And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
Exodus 21:28: If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die; then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be [clear]
Exodus 21:29: But if the ox were accustomed to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman the ox shall be stoned, and the owner also shall be put to death.
Trespass, Thievery, Fraud and Restitution:
Exodus 22:1: If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep and kill it, or sell it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
Exodus 22:2: If a thief be found breaking in and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Exodus 22:4: If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand alive, whether it be ox or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.
Exodus 22:8: If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hands unto his neighbor’s goods.
Exodus 22:9: For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbor.
Ezekiel 33:15: If a wicked man restores a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
Leviticus 24:18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good, life for life.
Leviticus 6:4: Then it shall be because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
Leviticus 6:5: Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
Numbers 5:6: Speak unto the children of Israel, “When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty,
Numbers 5:7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done; and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof; and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he has trespassed.
Luke 19:8-9: Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.”
Justice for Murder, Kidnapping, Thievery, Perjury, Sexual sin:
Matthew 7:12 Therefore, all things whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Luke 12:51: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you Nay; but rather division;
1 Timothy 1:9: Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinner, for unholy and for profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
1 Timothy 1:10: For fornicators, for them that defile themselves, with mankind, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjured persons and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine.
Exodus 21:16: And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 24:7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him, then that thief shall die, and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
Genesis 14:12 And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, . . . and departed.
Genesis 14:14: And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Genesis 14:15: And he divided his men against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah,
Genesis 14:16: And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother, Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Leviticus 20: 4: And if the people of the land in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not.
Leviticus 20:5: Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that play the harlot after him, to commit harlotry with Molech, from among their people.
Leviticus 20:6: And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
Leviticus 24:17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
Leviticus 24:20: Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him.
John 12:31 – Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but give place unto wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.
Right to Armed Self Defense, Defense of others:
Luke 11: 21- When a strong man, armed, keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.
Matthew 10:34 – Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Matthew 24:10 – And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Luke 22:36- Then He said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his bag and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Nehemiah 4:13- Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people according to their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Nehemiah 4:14 –And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awe inspiring and fight for our brethren our sons, and our daughters, your wives, and your houses.
Nehemiah 4:17- They who built on the wall, and they who bore burdens, burdened themselves everyone with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Nehemiah 4:18 – For the builder, everyone had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he who sounded that trumpet was by me.
Acts 7:24 – And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he (Moses) defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed and smote the Egyptian.
Forgiveness Where There is Repentance/Making Amends:
Luke 17:3: Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
John 17: 9: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me, for they are thine.
Captivity:
Hebrews 13:3: Remember them that are in bonds; as bound with them; and them who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Hebrews 13:6: . . . I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Revelation 13:10 Those who lead into captivity into captivity they will go.
Freedom:
James 1:25: But whosoever looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth in it, he being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed