Today I’m going to show you a perfect example from the Book of Genesis (chapter 38 to be specific) that demonstrates just how seriously the Lord takes Levirate marriage… …AND… …how this is NOT just some ancient superstitious custom that is no longer for today. This example also demonstrates again how Levirate marriage was […]
D25-9: The REAL MEANING Of The Phrase ‘He Died And Went To Be With His Fathers’
We are continuing on with our discussion of Levirate marriage and how it was inextricably connected to ancient Hebrew beliefs about the afterlife. Actually, correction. The beliefs about the afterlife I’ve outlined so far were as a matter of fact pretty universal in nature and again the Lord in His Torah was piggybacking on a […]
D25-8: In The Hebrew Culture, A Man’s Name Reflected His Reputation And Destiny
In our discussion of Levirate marriage and ancient beliefs about the afterlife, today I want to talk about the meaning of the word “name” as it was understood in Biblical Israel. In Hebrew, “name” is SHEM. That’s right. When we say the term HASHEM, we are literally saying “The Name” implying “The One And Only Name Above All […]
D25-7: The Idea Of Dying And Going To Heaven Is Nowhere To Be Found In The Torah
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 […]
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