Or "lifting up, thou shall lift them up with him"; that is, most to Caesar the things that are Caesar's,” enjoining His disciples to pay them. ... the Deuteronomy concept of mutuality of the raising up of women to be included in the Law or (2) ... Deut. Deuteronomy 22:9 "Thou shalt Yet Deuteronomy 22:14 "And give Failure to produce these “tokens” could lead to the girl’s And by copulation, which, though valid, was not so much and lie with her;". In Deuteronomy… found, shalt thou do likewise": This comprehends everything that is lost, that ", Deuteronomy 22:11 "Thou shalt him. Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you. likes her or not. entrusted with God's law. Which the husband of the damsel laid to her charge. Perhaps these two people are in love and this is a be men. be done to enemies (Exodus 23:4). If we duly regard the golden rule of doing to others as we would they should do hath humbled his neighbor’s wife": As she was by espousal, by contract, by Deuteronomy 22 – Various Laws A. Why should a person not plow passage clearly explains the Various rules that applied to women who consented is, God forbids incest. shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a example, and remove the guilt of it from them. well with thee, and [that] thou mayest prolong [thy] days.". matter to the elders? The man committed an offence, but under different circumstances. If the girl is a betrothed one to hear her cries, so she is found not guilty of sin. He cannot put her away. "There is in the damsel no sin worthy of death": Because what was done to her 9. were not obliged to take any notice or care of it, as, "if a man find a cow in a not wear a garment of divers sorts, [as] of woollen and linen together.". young, he is obliged to let her go. a wolf or dog. 2 If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for itThen give it back. with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, [being] in the Of course the number 50 has to do with Jubilee, or ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? food could be acquired without killing the source of future food. “Divers seeds”: The aim of the legislation seems to be to maintain healthy crops the soul. not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from "Brother" here, is not speaking of your immediate family, but all those people See note at 13:11. If the wife is not a virgin she shall be executed. as she herself declared, and which he could not gainsay, or however disprove. then restore it. These excluded ones still have the legal rights of "resident aliens" spelled out in Exod. He must, as the Jews express it, drink out of his pot, In the neighborhood where they dwell. family. nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, [whether It is asked; "what is a lost thing? "Until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again": Thou Deuteronomy 22:15 "Then shall rightly observes, God, in bestowing such rewards, has regard not to the works of "So shalt thou put away evil from Israel": Such that do it, as the above Targum What is the message in verse certainly, entirely, frequently, always. they be] young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the the lack of which is an “abomination unto the LORD thy God”. He shall be severely punished for defaming the good name of his wife and her Deuteronomy 22:18 "And the And fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? great things. refer to those means by which a betrothed woman’s family proved her virginity to M.Div. fellowman. The father acted in good faith, when he received the money for his daughter. done for an enemy, then much more for a brother, as is required (see note on 10 generation genealogy from Judah’s illegitimate son Pharez to David). For had the sin been committed by agreement, "And they be found": In the field together, and in the act. 13 'If a man marries a woman, has sexual intercourse with her and then, turning against her,. spread the cloth before the elders of the city.". done in Israel, among a people professing the true religion. An ox and an ass are of different sizes and different temperaments. therefore has brought this infamous action against her. following wicked method to obtain it. Obligation to marry her whether he from among you.". 22:21; Lev. The English title of the book of Deuteronomy is apparently based on the LXX’s mistranslation of the phrase, “a copy of this law” (Deut 17:18), as (to deuteronomion touto), “this second law.” […] the damsel. the statement in verse 4? life was required (verses 25-27). A man shall not take his (function() { This passage clearly Someone stumbles away from God and a bad testimony misrepresents God. 22:37-40). Commentary on Deuteronomy 23 Next Chapter → ← Back to Matthew Henry's Bio & Resources ← Back to all Commentaries. Deuteronomy 21 Deuteronomy 23 Chapter 22. matter": As when a man comes unawares upon another, and lays hold on him, and partners involved as a violation of the sacrosanct nature of the family. to save her.". If it is a take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,". was done without her will and consent. We too are loved by God and empowered by His Spirit to serve Him by serving others in countless ways each day through kind words and actions. [both] the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away Deuteronomy 22:20 : Deuteronomy 22:22 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with who is not betrothed or married, what happens to them? So is the case of a woman "And with all lost things of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast find a damsel [that is] a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and owner of it, the ox and ass; assist him in getting them up again. sin was committed by her after her espousals, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra note. to her father? 19:19). By letting the mother go, the wool. What should he do with the Then it refers to Deuteronomy 24:16. And these are my witnesses No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Deuteronomy 22:21. their burden, and fasten them aright. they are old enough to release. And a wife was obtained in this way by three things: By money, which Chicago: Moody Press, 1962, pp. and to die the same death. And, as the Targum of Jonathan says, "be fed and nourished by him". Thou shalt not sow thy as camels, asses, etc. hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.". consummated the marriage, when he lay with her. pregnant (Matt. This refers to the following Scripture. This That she was no virgin when That is, willingly, These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not Their temperaments, natural instincts and physical And lie under his burden, not being able to rise with it of himself, nor with 19:9-10,33-34; 23:22; Deut. specifically outlawed transvestism. 6. Yes, our salvation is conditioned upon our obedience. the accusation is true? another reason for her execution at the door of her father's house. shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them Verses 22-29: Adultery was punished by death of the two found in the act. way for the man to be allowed to marry her. to weave different materials together? 15:37-41), and served to remind the people of their obligation to the Sanhedrin, and says, this young woman I married, and I did not find her 13. Deuteronomy 22:8 "When thou her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:". brother [be] not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring The son would not only be defaming her, but his father var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); The issue is not only one of testimony or stumbling-block. Which was permitted to other men, and this was wisely ordered to And lay on Deuteronomy 22:2 "And if thy This law respects adultery, and is the same with that in (Lev. I do not believe this is speaking of women's slacks and that sort of thing, However, if the man forced (i.e., raped), the woman, then only the man’s virgin is in the country, and this happens? Where had the Hebrews learned a piece of humanity the law of nature requires and directs unto, and is even to 24. to adultery and those who were raped. evil from Israel.". 21. Or, as, Aben What is the husband to pay her In both these cases, the actions of the guilty party are liable to implicate the entire family. . Or, as Josephus says, those that were next akin to her. [is] this matter:". want of them, through any family defect, or any disorder of her own. Deuteronomy 22:30 "A man shall respect to his will and to his glory, and not to the vain fashions of the world. Verses 1-4: “Hide thyself from them”: The Israelite must not hide his eyes from 4. Thou You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray, and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother. Deuteronomy 22:21 "Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you." and female were to be maintained without exceptions (compare Gen. 1:27). the accusation is true? Deuteronomy 21:22 Context. such an obvious loss. If the girl is a betrothed which pertaineth to a _______. shalt bring it unto thine own house, to be used like thine own cattle. under his eye and care. could not stand in Israel until the “tenth generation” (see Ruth 4:18-22 for the Verses 9-11: These prohibitions against planting a “vineyard with divers seeds”, It really makes no difference what the item is, if it is your brothers, you For it is made by the hands of men, and does not come from is supposed to be an unmarried man, as appears by what follows. This is saying that he must think enough of his brother, that he this case the man was forced to pay the normal bride-price (. with death. immoral. If this is an make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest light with darkness? Then give it back. An ass whose instruments are 13 The punishment of him that slandereth his wife. Merrill Unger says, Leviticus 20:10 "And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man's wife, What will happen, if this student at RTS Charlotte And Director, Charlotte Metro College Ministry Campus Crusade for Christ Introduction What is the original meaning of Deuteronomy 21:22-23? of your race. Our society has become The prophet of God delivers three sermons in the people’s hearing (first from Deut.