Whose Ox Have I Taken? Whose Donkey Have I Taken?

1 Samuel 12:3 – Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”

1 Samuel 8:3 – But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

Exodus 20:17 – “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Application:

• ·         Perversion of justice through bribery was explicitly forbidden in God’s law.
• ·         Covet means desire something with evil motivation.
• ·         To break God’s commandments inwardly is equivalent to breaking them outwardly.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV