We’re going to be spending some time in the next couple of posts talking about Levirate marriage. This topic is important because it a plays a key role in more than quite a few Biblical stories. First I’d like to share what the ancient historian Josephus wrote about concerning this subject. He noted three reasons […]
D25-6: What If You Had To Marry Your Brother’s Wife If He Passed Away And Left No Children?!
“If brothers live together, and one of them dies childless, his widow is not to marry someone unrelated to him; her husband’s brother is to go to her and perform the duty of a brother-in-law by marrying her.”-Deuteronomy 25:5 Today we’re going to be broaching a topic that’s pretty much unknown in the whole western […]
D25-5: Paul’s Interesting Take On The Command To ‘Not Muzzle An Ox When It Is Treading The Grain’
Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, the Apostle Paul applies Deuteronomy 25:4 which says “You are not to muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain” in a unique way. Here’s what he wrote in his first letter to the Corinthians: “Did you ever hear of a soldier paying his own expenses? […]
D25-4: What The Command Against Not Muzzling An Ox Tells Us About Compassion Versus Productivity
“You are not to muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.” -Deuteronomy 25:4 The law we encounter next is an interesting one. We’re told to NOT muzzle an ox while it is out in the field threshing the grain. While from one perspective this may seem like the most logical and humane […]
D25-3: The Numerological Meaning Of 40 And Its Connection To The Number Of Lashes During A Flogging
Yesterday we were discussing why God limited the number of lashes during a flogging to 40. The reason why is because God in His wisdom decreed that to flog a person more than that would be too excessive and lead to bitterness instead of repentance. What’s interesting is we can find this exact same principle […]
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