Read Exodus 22.1-30
In verses 21-24: Israel's experience of being aliens in the land of Egypt motivated these laws against oppressing a resident alien or other marginal people in the community (see 23.9).
Israel also knew firsthand the power of the oppressed who cry out to arouse God's saving action (see 2.23-25).
In verse 30: The seven days of waiting is the time required for the mother and the baby to become ritually clean after the birth (Lev 12.2-3).
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