T.M. Moore
T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
Books by T. M. Moore
The Eighth Commandment
Leviticus 25.35-38
“If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.The Eighth Commandment
Exodus 22.21-24
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.The Eighth Commandment
Leviticus 19.33, 34
“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.The Eighth Commandment
8.4 Punish kidnappers
No one has the right to deprive another of his liberty in an unlawful manner.
The Eighth Commandment
8.5 Do justice to the poor, the sojourners, and the needy
Do not neglect, and do not take advantage of, the poor and needy; rather, make it possible for them to know justice and provision with dignity.
The Eighth Commandment
8.3 Preserve personal property
These statutes provide for restitution of stolen property and direct us to love even our enemies by caring for their property.
The Eighth Commandment
Leviticus 24.21a
“Whoever kills an animal shall make it good…”
The Eighth Commandment
Exodus 21.18, 19
“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed,The Eighth Commandment
Exodus 22.26, 27
“If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,The Eighth Commandment
Deuteronomy 12.19
“‘Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.’”
The Eighth Commandment
8.2 Do not withhold what is due
God’s people are to be actively concerned to preserve the property and wellbeing of their neighbors, and to ensure that each receives what he is due.
The Eighth Commandment
8Guard against negligence
Love for neighbor requires active concern for their property and full restoration of any loss we may cause.