Deuteronomy 20:7; Matthew 1:18; Matthew 1:19
Sins against Pure Marriages. Deuteronomy 22:14 . tokens of virginity: their absence is now known not to be necessarily a proof of pre-nuptial unc...
betrothed. This, taken with "wife" ( Deuteronomy 22:24 ) ex plains Matthew 1:19 ; Matthew 1:20 .
23. If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed. The severity of the punishment is now extended further, and a betrothed woman is counted as a...
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, If any man take a wife ... The regulations that follow might be imperatively needfu...
Laws regarding Lost Property, Distinction of Sex in Apparel, and Chastity 1-4. Law of Lost Property: see Exodus 23:4 and note.
Betrothal consisted in the settlement and payment of a dowry by the bridegroom to the father or brothers of the bride, and in presenting the bride wi...
Deuteronomy 22:23-27 . PURITY OF THE BETROTHED. (24) His neighbour’s wife. — It is evident from the language of this precept that a betrothed v...
LAWS OF PURITY (CHASTITY AND MARRIAGE) IN dealing with the ten commandments it has been already shown that, though these great statements of relig...
LAWS OF KINDNESS WITH the commands we now have to consider, we leave altogether the region of strict law, and enter entirely upon that of aspirati...
Here we have the record of the laws conditioning life in love and neighborliness. Every man was enjoined to take care of his brother's lost things if...
Some of the laws in this book of Leviticus, were before given: Leviticus 20:10 . The repetition in this place, only serves to intimate their importa...
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband ,.... But not married, not as yet brought home to her husband's house, and the marriage co...
LAWS THAT TEST TRUE DISCERNMENT (vs.1-12) The laws in this section require a proper consideration of God's creation, whether of humans, animals,...
The Punishment of Fornication. B. C. 1451....
By this betrothing she had actually engaged herself to another man, and was in some sort his with, and therefore is sometimes so called, as Genesis...
The Penalty For Adultery ( Deuteronomy 22:22-24 ). The accusation of the young woman, which was connected with possible adultery, now led on to a...
Dealing With Sexual Misbehaviour ( Deuteronomy 22:22-30 ). Various aspect of sexual misbehaviour are dealt with in this passage with the most hei...
CRITICAL NOTES .—The cases stated and provided for in Deuteronomy 22:1-12 seem selected by way of example, and belong, according to our notions, r...
Deuteronomy 22:5 . All that do so are abomination to the Lord. The note of Maimonides here is, that men presenting themselves before Venus, appear...
EXPOSITION REGULATIONS REGARDING CATTLE STRAYED OR THINGS LOST , THE APPAREL OF THE SEXES , THE TAKING OF BIRDS ,...
Various Sins Against the Sanctity of Holy Wedlock
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, in a rightful betrothal, as it was customary among the Jews, where the consent of the pare...
23 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;