[[-SOAP HUB]] | [[-Exodus Overview]] | [[Exodus 21]] ## Title: God Requires Radical Kindness ## Scripture: (Exodus 21:2) “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he will go out free without paying anything. (NET) ## Observation: During that time, it would have been unexpected to hear such a law. When someone was in a financial place that they needed to go work for someone else, they would not always have an end date to their servitude. However, the Israelites were to set Hebrew servants free in the seventh year. Later when continuing these themes, God says they are to remember a time when they were slaves back in Egypt. This is to remind them of their past so they will show mercy in the present. When God saves us, we are never to forget His kindness. This is to remind us to be kind to others. We never need to get to the place that we look down on others who are currently experiencing what we used to be bound by in our own lives. Instead, we show kindness where possible. We do so because we remember the kindness that we needed. Now we are in a position to bless someone else. ## Application: Is there someone you need to show mercy to today? If so, remember to always do so within healthy boundaries. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for showing us kindness and now giving us the chance to show kindness toward others.