seekeroftruth
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Deuteronomy 25:11 If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, 12 you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity.
13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.
17 Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. 18 When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God. 19 When the Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.
17 Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. 18 When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God. 19 When the Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
Oh there is so much to read about verses 11 &12. Did you really read those verses?
Here's the start with easy English site.
This is the only place in the Old Testament that orders this kind of punishment. It follows the laws about family and descendants. Nothing and nobody should damage a man so that he cannot have descendants.
Merchants usually used stones to weigh their goods. They often used heavy stones to weigh goods when they bought them. Then they would get them for a cheap price. But they used light stones to weigh goods when they sold them. Then they would get more money. The merchants used pots to measure liquids or goods like grain. But they often used pots of the wrong size. God wanted the Israelites to be completely honest. They had to weigh and measure everything correctly. God would punish the people if they used pots and stones of different sizes.
The people called the Amalekites attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. Exodus 17:8-16 describes the battle. God punished the Amalekites because they did not show mercy to the weak people. In 1 Samuel 15:3, God gave the command to King Saul to destroy the Amalekite people.
Merchants usually used stones to weigh their goods. They often used heavy stones to weigh goods when they bought them. Then they would get them for a cheap price. But they used light stones to weigh goods when they sold them. Then they would get more money. The merchants used pots to measure liquids or goods like grain. But they often used pots of the wrong size. God wanted the Israelites to be completely honest. They had to weigh and measure everything correctly. God would punish the people if they used pots and stones of different sizes.
The people called the Amalekites attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. Exodus 17:8-16 describes the battle. God punished the Amalekites because they did not show mercy to the weak people. In 1 Samuel 15:3, God gave the command to King Saul to destroy the Amalekite people.
This is from Bibletrack.org.
Ouch! A wife can lose a hand by coming to the aid of her husband in a fight...if she's not careful. Punch, kick, bite, scratch if she likes, but she must be careful about the bodily location of her aggression.
Inaccurate scales are illegal, and it's illegal to cheat someone by deliberately falsely weighing the product. Interesting...consumer protection laws even back then. Specifically, if one were buying, he might have pulled out a heavier weight to balance it on his scales against the product he was purchasing - getting more for his money. On the other hand, if he were selling, he might pull out the lesser weight against which he balanced the product, thus giving less product for the purchase price. That was illegal under Mosaic Law.
The Amalekites...they hate us, and we're not crazy about them. Remember when God judged Israel for refusing to go take Canaan after the return of the 12 spies in Numbers 14. They decided to try to reverse God's judgment by going up against the Amalekites into Canaan by their own might and were thoroughly whipped in battle (Numbers 14:39-45,). However, the reference here looks back to their immediate exodus from Egypt when the Amalekites dogged them in Exodus 17:8-13. That was Israel's first big battle, and they prevailed. But wait! That's still not enough! This revives under Saul in I Samuel 15 when he goes after the Amalekites...and he's motivated by this very command.
Inaccurate scales are illegal, and it's illegal to cheat someone by deliberately falsely weighing the product. Interesting...consumer protection laws even back then. Specifically, if one were buying, he might have pulled out a heavier weight to balance it on his scales against the product he was purchasing - getting more for his money. On the other hand, if he were selling, he might pull out the lesser weight against which he balanced the product, thus giving less product for the purchase price. That was illegal under Mosaic Law.
The Amalekites...they hate us, and we're not crazy about them. Remember when God judged Israel for refusing to go take Canaan after the return of the 12 spies in Numbers 14. They decided to try to reverse God's judgment by going up against the Amalekites into Canaan by their own might and were thoroughly whipped in battle (Numbers 14:39-45,). However, the reference here looks back to their immediate exodus from Egypt when the Amalekites dogged them in Exodus 17:8-13. That was Israel's first big battle, and they prevailed. But wait! That's still not enough! This revives under Saul in I Samuel 15 when he goes after the Amalekites...and he's motivated by this very command.
I have to admit.... verses 11 & 12 are interesting to me. I've always wondered why men haven't been beaten severely over the centuries.... then again, most women [and men] realize the horrific pain it would cause. When Lorena Bobbitt cut John Bobbitt, men all over the US cringed and a lot of women smiled a little. It's not worth losing a hand or going to prison..... is it?
