"Eye for eye, tooth for tooth" is not a charter for vengeance. It was a ceiling on revenge—proportional justice in a world of blood feuds. And behind every case in Exodus 21 is the same consistent movement: toward the protection of the vulnerable, the defense of the powerless, the God who never forgets what it cost to be a slave in Egypt. The companion written study for this episode is available free at https://bibleforthebroken.org/p/day-104-justice-and-mercy. You can explore the full library of studies and resources at BiblefortheBroken.org.