III. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD (DEUTERONOMY 19:1 TO DEUTERONOMY 21:9). In this section the question of different ways of shedding blood is considered. Lying behind this section is the commandment, ‘you shall do no murder'. It should be noted that in some sense it continues the th... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 19 THE SETTING UP OF CITIES OF REFUGE FOR THE MANSLAYER. TREATMENT OF FALSE WITNESSES. The section from Deuteronomy 16:18 to Deuteronomy 18:22 has dealt with setting up the powers in the land for the maintenance of justice and to ensure the keeping of Yahweh's Instruction (Torah). That had i... [ Continue Reading ]
THE EVIDENCE REQUIRED BEFORE CONVICTION FOR A CRIME: THE PUNISHMENT OF FALSE WITNESSES (DEUTERONOMY 19:15). The section on justice and the governing of the land which began at Deuteronomy 16:18 now ends with the principles on which justice must be decided laid out, and with a warning to false witne... [ Continue Reading ]