Title: Regulations on Saints on May 30th
Key words Sign of a virgin, sleeping with a married woman, stone to death, rape, not forsake
I'll kill you by thematic list
Verses 20-21: A virgin without a sign of a virgin
Verse 22: The man and the woman who lied with a married woman.
Verses 23-24: A virgin and the man who, after being engaged, slept with a certain man in the city.
Verse 25: The man who raped his betrothed virgin in the field.
Tip 1. A fine of one hundred shekels of silver (v. 19): Israeli husbands could annul the marriage if their wives were found to be infidelity after marriage. In addition, they were able to get their marriage payments back. However, if the husband was acquitted of his wife's infidelity, he had to pay a fine of 100 shekels of silver to his father-in-law, which was the amount that the one who seduced and abused the virgin had to pay to the virgin's father in return It was twice the amount of money. This fine was intended to restore the honor of the wife and the in-laws who had been damaged due to innocence.
2. Do not expose your father's naked body (verse 30): It can be translated directly as 'You shall not expose the hem of your father's clothes'. To ‘disclose’ means to infringe on a father’s marital rights
Meditation on the Word Regulations on Sexual Morality
The first law was when a man accused his wife of premarital infidelity, a matter serious enough to carry the death penalty. So the Law established the rules of evidence for these events. The woman's parents took the proof of her virginity after the daughter was married to prepare for this. The second law, verses 22-27, applies the sin of adultery not only to married women but also to engaged women. It is a crime of breaking the three commandments of covetousness, theft, and adultery, and is punished by stoning both men and women to death. However, only men were punished for raping their engaged women. The third law, verses 28-29, stipulates that a man who seduces and rapes an unbetrothed virgin must pay the price for the act. He had to take her as his wife for the rest of his life and pay her father the ransom paid by all the grooms at the time. Also, a man who had sex with his stepmother was cursed by God because he had committed incest.
the good purpose of sex
Laws of sexual morality were domestic and social devices to preserve the sanctity of marriage and to prevent moral corruption. Sexual indulgence and depravity are rampant, even as all modern nations try to maintain their statutory marriage system. Such sexual immorality is an abomination in the sight of God. We Christians must keep the God-given marriage system clean and set high and holy moral standards.
Observe the text of the help question
1. Find out in the text what sexual offenses condemned as death in the law (verses 20-25).
2. What did God define sexual offenses as?
deep contemplation
1. What can you do to avoid being influenced by pornographic movies or Internet sites that promote sexual disorder?
2. Are you admonishing people around you based on the Bible so that they can have correct sexual values?