Deuteronomy 22

Responsibility toward neighborverses 1-4

 You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray

and hid yourself from them

      you shall in any case bring them again to your brother

And if your brother be not nigh to you – OR IF you know not

THEN you shall bring it to your own house

      and it shall be with you until your brother seek after it

                  and you shall restore it to him again

In like manner shall you do with his ass

and so shall you do with his raiment

      and with all lost things of your brother’s

                  which he has lost and you have found

                              shall you do likewise

you may not hide yourself

You shall not see your brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way

and hide yourself from them

      you shall surely help him to lift them up again 

No cross dressingverse 5

The woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man

neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment

      for all that do so are abomination

to the LORD your God 

Only eggs or young may be taken from nestverses 6-7

IF a bird’s nest chance to be before you in the way in any tree

or on the ground – whether they be young ones – or eggs

      and the dam sitting on the young or on the eggs

                  you shall not take the dam with the young

BUT you shall in any wise let the dam go – and take the young to you

that it may be well with you

and that you may prolong your days 

Railing must be built around flat roofverse 8

When you build a new house

THEN you shall make a battlement for your roof

      that you bring not blood on your house

                  IF any man fall from thence

One crop per areaverse 9

You shall not sow your vineyard with divers seeds

lest the fruit of your seed which you have sown

      and the fruit of your vineyard – be defiled

No mixed animals plowingverses 10

You shall not plow with an ox and an ass together

No mixing of types of cloth in clothingverse 11

You shall not wear a garment of divers sorts

as woolen and linen together

Tassels on garmentverses 12

You shall make you fringes upon the four quarters of your vesture

wherewith you cover yourself

Proof of virginity against false chargesverses 13-19

IF any man take a wife – and go in to her – and hate her

and give occasions of speech against her

      and bring up an evil name on her

and say

      I took this woman – and when I came to her

                  I found her not a maid

THEN shall the father of the damsel – and her mother

take and bring froth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity

to the elders of the city in the gate

and the damsel’s father shall say to the elders

      I gave my daughter to this man to wife

                  and he hates her

      And lo – he has given occasion of speech

against her saying

I found not this daughter a maid

And yet these are the tokens of my

daughter’s virginity

And they shall spread the cloth before the

elders of the city

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him

            and they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver

                        and give them to the father of the damsel

BECAUSE he has brought up an evil name – on a virgin of Israel

            and she shall be his wife – he may not put her away all his days

Stoning of woman who is not a virginverses 20-21

BUT IF this thing be true

            and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel

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 has wrought folly in Israel

                                    to play the whore in her father’s house

SO shall you put evil away from among you

Adulteryverses 22-24

IF a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband

THEN they shall both of them die

      BOTH the man that lay with the woman – and the woman

                  SO shall you put away evil from Israel

IF a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed to a husband

and a man find her in the city – and lie with her

THEN you shall bring them both out to the gate of the city

and you shall stone them with stones that they die

      the damsel – BECAUSE she cried not – being in the city

      the man – BECAUSE he has humbled his neighbor’s wife

SO you shall put away evil from among you

Forced rapeverses 25-27

BUT IF a man find a betrothed damsel in the field – and the man force her

and lie with her

THEN the man only that lay with her shall die

BUT to the damsel you shall do nothing

there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death

FOR as when a man rise against his neighbor – and slay him

even so is this matter

FOR he found her in the field – and the betrothed damsel cried

and there was none to save her

Pre-martial relationshipsverses 28-29

IF a man find a damsel that is a virgin – which is not betrothed

and lay hold on her – and lie with her – and they be found

THEN the man that lay with her shall give to the damsel’s father

fifty shekels of silver – and she shall be his wife

BECAUSE he has humbled her

he may not put her away all his days

Son should not marry father’s wifeverse 30

A man shall not take his father’s wife

nor discover his father’s skirt

COMMENTARY:

DAILY SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST: Young Believers

: 3        In like manner shall you do with his ass; and so shall you do with his raiment; and with all lost things of your brother’s, which he has lost and you have found, shall you do likewise: you may not hide yourself. (5956 “hide” [‘alam] means conceal, disregard, withdraw, or ignore)

DEVOTION:  Our responsibility to our neighbor is explained here. We are not to ignore our neighbor when they have lost something. We are not to ignore our neighbor if they need help. We have a responsibility to our neighbor given to us by God.

In the Old Testament we find that everyone who was part of the children of Israel was considered a brother. Families were to take care of each other.

So when a person found an animal that was running lose in his property he was supposed to try to find the owner of the animal or keep it until someone came to claim it.

He was not supposed to just let the animal wander around and maybe starve to death or be killed by wild animals. He was to take responsibility of the animal and feed it and care for it without thinking of being repaid for his work.

There were some who didn’t want to take responsibility for their brother’s animals and so they just ignored the animal. The LORD was not pleased with this kind of action.

Today we have neighbors as well that are not of the same nationality as ourselves but we still are supposed to be good neighbors. If we find an animal or possession that belongs to our neighbor we are to return it or them to him.

If we see our neighbor needs help we are supposed to try to help them when we can. We are to be good neighbors to those around us. It is part of our witness for the LORD.

CHALLENGE: What type of reputation do you have with your neighbors? Is it one that honors the LORD?

DAILY SPIRITUAL LUNCH: Transitional Believers

: 12      You shall make you fringes on the four quarters of the vesture, wherewith you cover yourself. (1434 “fringes” [gadil] means wreath, twisted threads, tassels, festoons, or chain-like decoration)

DEVOTION:  The tassels on the clothes were a reminder of the LORD’S command to lead a separated life that would honor HIM. When they were worn the people would be reminded of a covenant relationship with the LORD.

It would cause them to remember the commands of the LORD that were given to help them live their daily life. Each of us need to remember what the LORD expects of us when we are HIS children.

The children of Israel were given instructions regarding every aspect of their daily life. The tassels would help them remember those commands to stay pure in the eyes of their LORD.

Today we don’t have tassels on our clothes but we should keep a memory of what the LORD expects of us in our daily walk with HIM. Some people have a Bible with them at all times to remind them of their responsibility to the LORD. Others might carry 3×5 cards with memory verses on them to look at throughout the day.

We need to have daily reminders somewhere in our presence to help us remember our responsibility to the LORD and also to help us witness to others of their need for the LORD.

CHALLENGE:  What reminds you that you are a child of the KING of KINGS each day

DAILY SPIRITUAL SUPPER: Mature Believers

: 17      And, lo, he has given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not your daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. (1331 “virginity” [bathuwliym] means state of virginity, some concrete proof of a woman’s virginity, the exact nature of this proof is uncertain, tokens of virginity, or state of virginity)

DEVOTION:  The parent’s responsibility in those days was to make sure that their daughter was a virgin when she was married. This was done by placing a sheet under their daughter on their wedding night that would show that she was a virgin in the future.

When a husband claimed that the daughter was not a virgin, they would bring this sheet to show that she was a virgin on her wedding night. If they didn’t have the sheet to prove this fact, then there could be a question regarding her status at the time of marriage.

Today we have many teens promising to keep themselves pure before marriage with a ring or a charm. They take a pledge to stay a virgin until they are married. Both men and women can take this pledge.

It should be the prayer of every parent that their children would stay virgins until they are married. It seems to be harder and harder for children to keep this pledge and parents to help keep this pledge.

The prayer of all believers should be for the young people in the church to stay true to the LORD both before marriage and after marriage. Too many enter a marriage thinking that if it doesn’t work out, they can just get a divorce. That should never enter the minds of believers.

Marriage should be privilege that all Christians should strive to enjoy until death. They say the words in most marriage ceremonies. They need to keep those words in mind each day of their married life.

Marriage is not easy but it is a Biblical obligation that those who claim Christ should keep to set an example before the rest of the world. Christ can keep any marriage together if both parties are looking to HIM for guidance and strength.

CHALLENGE:  Remember to pray for the young people in your church to stay away from any sexual activity until they are married to another believer. That is the standard the LORD has set for every believer.

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: 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 has wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shall you put evil away from among you. (5039 “folly” [nabalah] means villany, vile, senselessness, profane actions, stupidity, outrageous act, or shameful act)

DEVOTION: The children of Israel were the followers of God in the Old Testament. Today the church is to be the followers of God in the New Testament. The problem is that both groups have a problem with sin.

Here we see that even with the LORD giving the children of Israel a new land for their own they still didn’t want to obey HIS commands. They had lived in Egypt for so long that they worshiped their false gods and their actions showed that the world was still in them. They sinned on a regular basis and the LORD had to judge them if they would not judge themselves properly.

Children disobeyed parents and did things that the LORD didn’t approve of, so, there had to be consequences to their actions. Here we have the consequences of a daughter who didn’t want to follow the law of the LORD.

Disobedience meant death in many instances in Israel because if there wasn’t a quick and hard consequence the sins would just grow throughout the people. God knew that and so he made the commands to be done immediately after a fair trial or hearing.

Today we have the same problem in the church. Many people who claim to be followers of Christ are not following the teaching of the LORD. We don’t have the same authority that the leaders of the children of Israel had but the only thing that we can do as a body of Christ is to excommunicate someone from the church for their actions if they don’t repent.

So we have many people who think that they can sin from Monday to Saturday and then go to church on Sunday as if they were obedient children of the LORD. This is not the way the LORD wants it. HE wants us to be obedient seven days a week. HE wants the church to help those who are struggling with sin if they are willing

We can’t force those who claim to be believers into submission. They have to do it on their own or face the LORD one day. The church can only help those who are willing to change their behavior to please the LORD. It takes work on the part of those individuals who need help (which all of us do) and on a church that genuine cares for believers.

CHALLENGE: We need to work together to cause each other to grow closer to the LORD. The church needs to make sure that the leaders are working to help every member live a life that is pleasing to the LORD.

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DISCIPLINES OF THE FAITH:

BODY

Chastity (Purity in living)

Fasting (Time alone with LORD without eating or drinking)

Sacrifice (Giving up something we want to serve the LORD)

Submission (Willing to listen to others and LORD)

Solitude (Going to a quiet place without anyone)

SOUL

Fellowship (Gathering together around the Word of God)

Frugality (wise use of resources)

Journalizing (Writing down what you have learned from the LORD)

Study and Meditation (Thinking through your study in the Word)

Secrecy (Doing your good deeds without others knowing but God)

SPIRIT

Celebration (Gathering around a special occasion to worship LORD)

Confession (Tell the LORD we are sorry for our sins on a daily basis)

Prayer (Conversation with God on a personal level)

Silence (Letting the LORD deal with some problems and needs)

Worship (Time to praise the LORD alone or in a group)

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DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH:

Scripture (66 inerrant books of the Bible)

God the Father (First person of the Godhead)

LORD (Jehovah)verse 5

God (Elohim)verse 5

LORD thy Godverse 5

God the Son (Second person of the Godhead – God/man, Messiah)

God the Holy Spirit (Third person of the Godhead – our comforter)

Trinity (Three persons of the Godhead who are co-equal = ONE God)

Angels (Created before the foundation of the world – Good and Evil)

Man (Created on the sixth twenty-four hour period of creation)

Sin (Missing the mark set by God on man and angels)

Abomination regarding garmentsverse 5

Evilverses 14, 19, 21, 22, 24

Adulteryverse 22

Sex with betrothed womanverses 23-29

Sinverse 26

Sex with father’s wifeverse 30

Salvation (Provided by Christ’s death on the cross for our sins)

Proper treatment of othersverses 1-3

Help your brotherverse 4

Prolong lifeverse 7

Israel (Old Testament people of God)

Helping the brother: restore thingsverses 1-4

Proper dressverse 5

Treatments of birdsverses 6, 7

Make battlement on roof of houseverse 8

Planting of vineyardsverse 9

Use of animals for plowingverse 10

Sewing of clothesverses 11-12

Tokens of virginityverses 13-21

Stone those caught in adulteryverse 22

Betrothed virgin in cityverses 23-24

Betrothed virgin in countryverses 25-29

Rule regarding father’s wifeverse 30

Church (New Testament people of God)

Last Things (Future Events)

Death penaltyverses 21-27

Stone woman not a virgin

Stone woman and men – adultery

Stone betrothed woman and man – city

Stone man only – country

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QUOTES regarding passage

13–21 Marital fidelity looms large in the Mosaic legislation. Even though Jesus later said that Moses allowed divorce “because your hearts were hard” (Mark 10:5), divorce was subject to a number of restrictions. A husband’s charge of premarital infidelity on the part of his newly acquired wife followed certain procedures. If the husband, after lying with his bride, disliked her and declared that she was not a virgin when she came to him, her parents could come to her aid by displaying the proof of her virginity to the town elders at the gate (the court of justice in the city gate) (vv.13–17). If the elders decided that the man was guilty of defaming his bride, he must give a hundred shekels of silver to the girl’s father, and she remained as his wife; he was never to divorce her (vv.18–19). If no acceptable proof of the girl’s virginity was presented, she was to be stoned to death at the door of her father’s house (vv.20–21).

The law protected the innocent bride from the caprice of her husband and discouraged premarital infidelity among young women. It did not, however, protect young women from getting a husband who had previously had sexual relations. But other laws do concern themselves with men’s extramarital relations (e.g., vv.22–29).

The proofs of virginity (vv.14, 17), the blood-spotted bedclothes or garments, which, though not infallible, were widely accepted in the ancient Near East as indications of prior virginity, are still accepted among some peoples today (Reider, pp. 207ff.). (Kalland, E. S. (1992). Deuteronomy. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel (Vol. 3, p. 138). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.)

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22:13–21. This law was meant to enforce premarital sexual purity and to encourage parents to instill within their children the value of sexual purity. The law might be misused, however, by an unscrupulous husband against his wife for personal reasons, or perhaps to recover the bride-price he originally paid to the girl’s father. If such a husband charged that his wife was not a virgin when they were married then her parents were obligated to produce proof of her virginity. The evidence was to be a cloth, a bloodstained garment or a bedsheet from the wedding night. Records from various cultures in the ancient Near East refer to this kind of evidence being made public.

If the parents offered such evidence of her virginity before marriage then the man making the false charge was to be whipped (the probable meaning of the word punish, v. 18) and fined 100 shekels of silver (about two and one-half pounds; cf. niv marg.). Apparently, this was double the original bride-price (v. 29 seems to indicate that 50 shekels was the usual bride-price). The fine was given to the girl’s father because he too was slandered by the accusation which called into question his desire or ability to pass on to his children God’s values regarding sexual purity. Also, his daughter was given a bad name. Support for the wife (and perhaps also the legal right of her firstborn child) was protected by the forfeiting of the man’s right ever to divorce his wife (v. 19).

On the other hand, if the husband’s charge could not be disproved, then the wife was to be stoned at the door of her father’s house. This harsh punishment was not only intended for the sin of fornication (being promiscuous) but also for lying to her prospective husband and presumably for implicating her father in the deception. This evil too was to be purged from the nation (cf. vv. 22, 24; see comments on 13:5). (Deere, J. S. (1985). Deuteronomy. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, p. 302). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books)

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“Sex has become one of the most discussed subjects of modern times,” said Fulton J. Sheen. “The Victorians pretended it did not exist; the moderns pretend that nothing else exists.” God created sex and has every right to control the way we use it, and if we obey Him, it will bring enrichment and enjoyment. One of the basic rules is that sex must not be experienced outside of the bonds of marriage. The Law of Moses and the New Testament magnify personal purity and the importance of honesty and loyalty in marriage.

The slandered wife (vv. 13–21). The sexual purity of women was important in Israel in order to maintain the integrity of the family line and therefore the integrity of the tribes. The legitimacy of a man’s sons guaranteed the protection and perpetuation of the family name and the family property. To us, this seems like a double standard, for there was no law by which the woman could test her husband’s fidelity. But the issue here isn’t just personal morality so much as family legitimacy, the preventing of an illegitimate son from entering the family. If on consummating the marriage the husband discovered that his wife was not a virgin, then it was possible that she was already pregnant. If the husband didn’t act immediately to protect himself, he would have to accept a child fathered by another man, but how could he prove it?

On the marriage night, the wise bride provided herself with a marriage cloth that would be stained with her blood at the consummation of the marriage. This would be proof that she was indeed a virgin when she married. If later on her husband said otherwise, she and her parents could present the marriage cloth as evidence. No faithful woman would want her reputation blemished or her future destroyed just because of a hateful man’s lie. The elders would beat the husband, fine him twice the bride price (vv. 19 and 29), the equivalent of ten years’ wages, and order that he could never divorce her. The law punished the man and protected the woman.

But if the accusation was proven true, the woman would be stoned to death in front of her father’s house, because it was while she was living there that she had sinned. It’s also possible that the parents already knew that their daughter was not a virgin and had lied to the husband. These parents could never walk out their front door without seeing the place where their daughter had been stoned to death. “The wages of sin is death.” (Wiersbe, W. W. (1999). Be equipped (pp. 155–156). Colorado Springs, CO: Chariot Victor Pub.)

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Ver. 15. Then shall the father and the mother of the damsel take, &c.] Power from the court, according to the Targum of Jonathan; having leave and licence granted them to do what follows, these were to, and would, concern themselves in such an affair, partly for the credit and reputation of their child, and partly for their own honour, who were in danger, as Jarchi observes, of coming into contempt for their ill education of her: and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity; the sheet she lay in when she first bedded with her husband, in her parents’ possession, and kept by them as a witness of her purity, should there ever be any occasion for it: and which were to be brought unto the elders of the city in the gate; which sat in the gate of the city to try causes: the Targum of Jonathan calls it the gate of the sanhedrim, or court of judicature; and, according to Maimonides, this court was the court of twenty-three judges; for this was a capital crime accused of, a cause relating to life and death, which could not be heard and tried in a lesser court. (Gill, J. (1810). An Exposition of the Old Testament (Vol. 2, pp. 94–95). London: Mathews and Leigh.)

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FROM MY READING:

(Remember the only author that I totally agree with is the HOLY SPIRIT in the inerrant WORD OF GOD called THE BIBLE! All other I try to gleam what I can to help me grow in the LORD!!)

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 On Being A PASTOR by Derek J. Prime & Alistair Begg 

A prayerless Christian is a contradiction in that if our life is under the control and influence of Christ’s Spirit, we pray to the Father with delightful confidence. The first priority for a shepherd and teacher is to live as a Christian ought to live, and that means using prayer to the full. (p.62)

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OVERCOMING THE WORLD

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4
John means by this that the Christian is one who conquers the world, who masters it. He actually says a most extraordinary thing here, and for once I have to grant that the Revised Version is superior to the Authorized! The Authorized reads like this: “And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” But the Revised has, “This is the victory that has overcome”; it has already happened.
Now John is saying two things here that at first sight, as so often with John, appear to be contradictory. He says that the Christian is one who has overcome the world and also that the Christian is one who overcomes the world. Christian people, John tells us, are men and women who are in an entirely new position with regard to this matter. They are not like the non-Christian. Christians are in this new position because of their faith. They have come to see the real meaning of the world; they have come to see what it is, and they hate it. They know that the world has already been conquered by the Lord Jesus Christ, and they know that they themselves are in Christ; therefore, there is a sense in which the Christian has overcome the world. Christ has overcome it, and I am in Christ, and therefore I have overcome it.
And yet there is a sense in which I am still overcoming it. I am already victorious, but I still have to fight. The New Testament is fond of saying that. “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus,” says Paul, “who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption” (1 Corinthians 1:30-31). He is already that to us; so there is a sense in which I am already sanctified, already glorified. Read the eighth chapter of Romans, and you will find that Paul tells us that explicitly (verses 29-30); in Christ Jesus we are already complete, it has all happened. And yet I am also still being sanctified, and I am still on the way to glorification.
A Thought to Ponder: Christ has overcome the world, and I am in Christ, and therefore I have overcome it. (From Life in God, pp. 41-42, by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

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Faithful Stewards

“Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2)

God’s Word reminds us that “every one of us shall give account of himself to God” (Romans 14:12), “for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad” (2 Corinthians 5:10).
These and similar verses apply specifically to Christians and relate to rewards for faithful service, not to salvation. At this judgment, “the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is” (1 Corinthians 3:13). The test of our works is not one of quantity, but quality.
As stewards of Christ we have been entrusted not only with various material possessions, but also with time, talents, and opportunities, as well as all the blessings of His glorious gospel. We are in fact “the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God” (1 Corinthians 4:1).
“Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?” asked the Lord. “Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing” (Luke 12:42-43). But He also warned: “If ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?” (Luke 16:12).
The Greek word for “faithful” means essentially “believable.” Can our Christian profession be trusted? Are we true to our word? This is what will really count when the Lord comes “to give every man according as his work shall be” (Revelation 22:12). The greatest reward, of course, will be simply to hear Him say: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord” (Matthew 25:21).

                       (HMM, The Institute for Creation Research)

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James 5
The rich of this world are warned against an uncompassionate use of their wealth.
INSIGHT

James does not condemn wealth; rather he condemns the uncompassionate use of wealth. It is not wrong to have money, but it is very wrong to have money and not use it to further the Gospel and the welfare of the needy of the world. Those in need are often utterly dependent on those with wealth. In support of James’ teaching, Paul writes in 1 Timothy 6:17-18: “Command those who are rich . . . that they be rich in good works.” Neither Paul nor James tells the rich to give up their riches; rather both encourage the rich to use their wealth compassionately and generously. (Quiet Walk)

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Kristin posted on facebook: I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to start.

While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.

When opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

‘Oh, that’s my trouble tree,’ he replied ‘I know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing’s for sure, those troubles don’t belong in the house with my wife and the children. So, I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.’ ‘Funny thing is,’ he smiled,’ when I come out in the morning to pick ’em up, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.

THIS ONE IS WORTH SENDING ON.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here, we might as well dance. We all need a Tree!

Worth the share

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