CHAPTER 24 REGULATION ON THE RESULT OF DIVORCE AND ON FAIR DEALING AND CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS. REGULATION ON DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE WITH THE SAME WOMAN (DEUTERONOMY 24:1). This regulation caused much dissension between the Rabbis. The question for them was as to what ‘because he has found some u... [ Continue Reading ]
FURTHER COMMANDS RELATED TO RELATIONSHIPS (DEUTERONOMY 24:5). The relationship between the people was to be that of ‘neighbours', and they must love their neighbour as themselves (Leviticus 19:18). Thus they must ensure that men received immediately the benefit of contracts (Deuteronomy 24:5 and Deu... [ Continue Reading ]
A MILL OR MILLSTONE MAY NOT BE TAKEN IN PLEDGE (DEUTERONOMY 24:6). Deuteronomy 24:6 ‘ No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge, for he takes a man's life to pledge.' The next case of fair dealing and consideration consisted of when a pledge was taken for a loan. Such a pledge m... [ Continue Reading ]
A KIDNAPPER SHALL DIE (DEUTERONOMY 24:7). Here we have a contrary example of unfair dealing and lack of consideration which must be punished by death. The kidnapper violates the household of his victims and violently interferes with their rights. Deuteronomy 24:7 ‘ If a man be found stealing any... [ Continue Reading ]
DEALING WITH SEVERE SKIN DISEASE (DEUTERONOMY 24:8). When men and women were aware of an unexplainable skin disease they must play fair and consider their neighbours and ensure that they went to the priest to be examined. This was another example which demonstrated that this was not a general givin... [ Continue Reading ]
REGULATION OF PLEDGES (DEUTERONOMY 24:10). Deuteronomy 24:10 ‘ When you lend your neighbour any manner of loan, you shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge. You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring forth the pledge outside to you.' This regulation stressed the sanc... [ Continue Reading ]
WAGES SHALL BE PAID TO THE POOR AND NEEDY ON THE SAME DAY (DEUTERONOMY 24:14). Just as the newly married man must not be taken advantage of and must be allowed immediately to enjoy the fruits of his contract, so must it be with a hired servant. He too must receive his wages without delay. Deuteron... [ Continue Reading ]
JUSTICE MUST BE DONE TO THE WEAK (DEUTERONOMY 24:17). Consideration and fair play must be extended to the very weakest in society. They most of all depend on it. Deuteronomy 24:17 ‘ You shall not distort the justice due to the resident alien, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GLEANINGS MUST BE LEFT FOR THE POOR (DEUTERONOMY 24:19). One of Yahweh's means of ensuring provision for the poor in the land would be that Israelite farmers out of their prosperity were to leave in their fields, vineyards and orchards the remnants of what was gathered, which are termed ‘the gl... [ Continue Reading ]