Exo 21:20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Exo 21:21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Not take advantage of their slaves, but you can beat them as much as you want as long as they don't die within a few days of the beating.
The Bible has some good moral teachings, but it also has many bad ones. Viewed in the context of when it was written, that makes sense. But to even recognize that means that the Bible isn't the ultimate source of morality.
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Another crucial point is that the purpose of the Bible is to point the way to salvation, not to reform society.
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Someone should tell those who try to push their morals they say they derived from the Bible on society as a whole.