In a narrow sense:
1. Property theft (Exodus 22:4, 7)
2. kidnapping or manstealing (Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7; 1 Timothy 1:10)
3. Swindling (Jeremiah 22;13-17; Amos 8:4-6; Habakkuk 2:9-10)
4. Stealing from widows and orphans (Matthew 23:14)
5. Defrauding employees (James 5:8)
6. Land theft (Isaiah 5:8)
7. Unjust weights (Leviticus 19:35-36; Deuteronomy 25:15)
8. Misleading someone for economic gain (Proverbs 20:14)
In a broader sense:
1. Stealing affection (2 Samuel 15:6)
2. False prophets, who steal God's word from the people and proclaim their own words as God's (Jeremiah 23:30)
3. False religious leaders as thieves and robbers (John 10:1)
4. Merchandising in the temple (Matthew 21:13)
5. Robbing God of tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:8; cf. Joshua 7:11)
p798 DOCTRINE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Theology of Lordship)
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