(5) IMPURITY TOWARD A FATHER'S WIFE (Deuteronomy 22:30)

30 A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 22:30

384.

Consider Leviticus 18:8; Leviticus 20:11 and Deuteronomy 27:20 for a complete perspective.

385.

Is this a sin of incest?

386.

How is the word skirt used here?

AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 22:30

30 A man shall not take his father's former wife, nor shall he uncover her who belongs to his father.

COMMENT 22:30

See also Deuteronomy 27:20, Leviticus 18:8; Leviticus 20:11. The sin here is not necessarily with one's mother, for frequently a husband had two or more wives. Note the distinction between Leviticus 18:7-8. Inasmuch as a wife was considered the husband's possession and property, it was his father's skirt. Reuben's sin was similar, Genesis 35:22, as was also Absolom'S, 2 Samuel 16:20-22.

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