These rules keep runaway slaves safe and ungodly gains out of the house of the Lord. We see the theme of holiness as we did in previous verses. Do not return a slave to his owner if he comes to your house, if you live with him or if he goes wherever he wants to go. Do not abuse or mistreat them. The Israelites must provide a safe place for escaped slaves because Israel itself had once escaped slavery. In the Canaanite religions of the time, temple prostitutes had sexual relations with worshipers in order to ensure that their fields and flocks would be fertile. The lord is disgusted by this behavior. No Israelite man or woman may become a temple prostitute and no income from a prostitute or male prostitute shall be brought into the house of the Lord to pay him a promise because the Lord hates them both. In this case, it’s about keeping “ungodly” income out of the Church. The church overflows with the presence of God and therefore should have nothing ungodly within its walls. If the earnings of a prostitute or male prostitute come into the church and are used to pay for a promise made to God, he will turn away from