Monthly Archives: March 2020

a distinctive people

a distinctive people Deuteronomy 22:8-12 (JDV) Deuteronomy 22:8 If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t place blood-guilt on your house if someone falls from it. Deuteronomy 22:9 Do not plant your … Continue reading

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transvestites and mother bird theft

transvestites and mother bird theft Deuteronomy 22:5-7 (JDV) Deuteronomy 22:5 “A woman is not to wear male clothing, and a man is not to put on a woman’s garment, because everyone who does these things is repulsive to Yahveh your … Continue reading

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puffy jacket story

puffy jacket story Deuteronomy 22:1-4 (JDV) Deuteronomy 22:1 “If you see your brother Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother. Deuteronomy 22:2 If your brother does not live near you … Continue reading

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why he was taken down

why he was taken down Deuteronomy 21:22-23 Deuteronomy 21:22 “If anyone is found guilty of a mistake deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, Deuteronomy 21:23 you are not to leave his … Continue reading

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staying compliant and connected

staying compliant and connected Deuteronomy 21:18-21 (JDV) Deuteronomy 21:18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn’t listen to them even after they discipline him, Deuteronomy 21:19 his father and … Continue reading

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bypassing preferences

bypassing preferences Deuteronomy 21:15-17 (JDV) Deuteronomy 21:15 “If a man has two wives, one cared about and the other not cared about, and both the cared about and the not cared about bear him sons, and if the wife not … Continue reading

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from captive to family

from captive to family Deuteronomy 21:10-14 (JDV) Deuteronomy 21:10 “When you go to war against your enemies and Yahveh your God hands them over to you and you take some of them prisoner, and Deuteronomy 21:11 if you see a … Continue reading

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hand washing cow

hand washing cow Deuteronomy 21:1-9 (JDV) Deuteronomy 21:1 “If a murder victim is found lying in a field in the land Yahveh your God is giving you to take possession of, and it is not known who killed him, Deuteronomy … Continue reading

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leaving the fruitful trees

leaving the fruitful trees Deuteronomy 20:19-20 (JDV) Deuteronomy 20:19 “When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it in order to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because … Continue reading

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destroying the defiled

destroying the defiled Deuteronomy 20:15 This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and are not among the cities of these nations. Deuteronomy 20:16 However, you must not let any breathing thing … Continue reading

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