Carl N. Brown
Member
"If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed" (Exodus 22:2)
Yes, that is a thief breaking into a domicile by night, or a nighttime home invasion; that is not about protecting property: the thief by night in another's dwelling is a threat to life more than to property.
Exodus also calls for a ordinary thief (not a robber) caught by daylight out-of-doors be taken alive and forced to pay restitution, or be sold into slavery if he cannot repay.
Yes, that is a thief breaking into a domicile by night, or a nighttime home invasion; that is not about protecting property: the thief by night in another's dwelling is a threat to life more than to property.
Exodus also calls for a ordinary thief (not a robber) caught by daylight out-of-doors be taken alive and forced to pay restitution, or be sold into slavery if he cannot repay.