DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:6 Like the treatment of trees in Deuteronomy 20:19, this law preserves life. It requires wise, respectful use of the creation. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:8 Builders and homeowners must take adequate safety measures. Flat roofs were used for various household activities, including sleeping in hot weather. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:9 These laws prohibit mixing various items, reflecting God’s ordering of creation “according to its kind” (e.g., Genesis 1:25). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:12 TASSELS. See Numbers 15:38. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:14 EVIDENCE OF VIRGINITY. This may be a garment stained with menstrual blood (v. Deuteronomy 22:17), which demonstrates that she is not pregnant, or a stain of hymenal blood, showing that the girl’s first intercourse took place on her wedding night. THE GATE was wh... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:19 A HUNDRED SHEKELS is a very large fine. Workers in OT times earned half a shekel per month. This law discouraged men from making false accusations and seeking an easy divorce. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.len... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:21 PURGE THE EVIL. See Deuteronomy 13:5. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:22 Adultery was a capital offense throughout the ancient world. To be convicted, the couple must be caught in the act (FOUND LYING). They were both punished equally. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:23 BETROTHED... WIFE. Betrothal was much more binding than modern engagement. The woman is called “wife” in v. Deuteronomy 22:24. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:29 FIFTY SHEKELS appears to be the bride-price (see Exodus 22:16). The law protects the woman, who is less likely to be married because she has been raped. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 22:30 UNCOVER HIS FATHER’S NAKEDNESS. See esv footnote; also Deuteronomy 27:20. It probably means to bring dishonor to the father. The father’s wife would presumably be a woman other than the man’s mother. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for... [ Continue Reading ]