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Travelers about to visit a foreign country often study a guidebook with information about that country. Especially helpful are clear, easy-to-use maps, background information on the local area, and articles about important sites to visit. Similarly, the Bible confronts many readers today with a kind of “foreign country in writing” whose customs and culture aren’t always clear. The Eerdmans...

special circumstances the Mosaic law also provided for passing on family property to daughters (Num. 27:1–11; 36). 8 The proverb does not condone offering bribes but merely observes the apparent effectiveness of the practice as a means to selfish ends. Verse 23 overtly recognizes the goal of bribing as committing injustice. 13 Cf. Jesus’ command to return good for evil (Matt. 5:38–48). 18 See 6:1–5.
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