Deuteronomy 25:1-10; Oct 2, 2022; That his Name not be Blotted out of Israel

This week, we look at the civil laws associated with corporal punishment and how widows were to be protected if the husband dies before leaving a son behind to carry on the family’s name and to provide for the mother/widow.

These laws in the first ten verses of Chapter 25 are import to understand the Jewish culture and their impact on Jewish history.

God’s law of corporal punishment was in stark contrast to the American use of incarceration. There were no jails stipulated in God’s law. Therefore, the Jewish culture was not burdened with the taxes associated with paying for jails, guards, and inmates who are given room and board while rarely producing anything of value to the society, or becoming rehabilitated.

Pastor Kevin then takes us to the book of Ruth as an example of God’s compassion when His law protects the widow who is left with no son to carry on the family name. This study also emphasizes how this law set the stage for Jesus being our Second Adam and Kinsman Redeemer.

Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Deuteronomy, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/that-his-name-may-not-be-blotted-out-of-israel-deut-251-10/

Maranatha!