585 - More Regulations …Continued

More Regulations …Continued 

“Suppose a man marries a woman, but she does not please him. 

Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house. 

When she leaves his house, she is free to marry another man. 

But if the second husband also turns against her, writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away, …or if he dies, the first husband may not marry her again, for she has been defiled. 

That would be detestable, to the Lord. 

You must not bring guilt, upon the land, that the Lord, your God, is giving to you, as a special possession…

“A newly married man must not be drafted, into the army …or be given any other official responsibilities. 

He must be free to spend one year, at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married…

“It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone,, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living…

“If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite …and treats him as a slave …or sells him, the kidnapper must die. 

In this way, you will purge the evil from among you. 

“In all cases, involving serious skin diseases, be careful to follow the instructions of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them. Remember what the Lord, your God, did to Miriam as you were coming from Egypt…

“If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item, which he is giving, as security. 

You must wait outside, while he goes in and brings it out to you. 

If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak, as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight. Return the cloak to its owner, by sunset, so he can stay warm, through the night …and bless you, and the Lord, your God will, count you as righteous. 

Deuteronomy 24:1–13 (NLT)

Praise be to God!



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