“Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”-Deuteronomy 24:16 We next move on to the law banning trans-generational punishment. We’re told it is forbidden for the parents to be put to death for the crimes of their […]
Archives for August 2019
D24-16: The Idea Of Fair Treatment For All Workers Regardless Of Race And Religion Began In Torah
“Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.”-Deuteronomy 24:14 Before moving forward with verse 14 of Deuteronomy 24, keep in mind that all these words of Deuteronomy are essentially Moses expounding on the Law […]
D24-15: Biblically Speaking, A ‘Generation’ Is NOT About A Precisely Defined Time Period
In my last post, I demonstrated how the principles behind the Torah given at Sinai were actually embedded in the earlier stories of the Patriarchs. Today I want to show you how in Deuteronomy 24, we have laws directly connected to each of the four generations of Abraham. This will help shed some light on […]
D24-14: The Stunning Connections Between Isaac’s Marriage In Genesis 24 And Deuteronomy 24:10-13
“When you make a loan of any kind to your neighbor, do not go into their house to get what is offered to you as a pledge. Stay outside and let the neighbor to whom you are making the loan bring the pledge out to you. If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with […]
D24-13: How This Torah Law Yields A Blessing For Obeying Rather Than A Punishment For Disobeying
“When you make any kind of loan to your neighbor, you are not to enter his house to take his collateral. You must stand outside, and the borrower will bring the collateral outside to you.”-Deuteronomy 24:10-11 Alrighty, we’re chugging right along through Deuteronomy 24 and have now arrived at verses 10-13. These verses are all […]