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What does it look like to live justly with others in a world corrupted by injustice? Today’s reading features several laws that aim to give vulnerable groups dignity and protection in less-than-ideal circumstances. Yahweh’s laws meet the Israelites within this brokenness and call them to meet their wounded world with justice and love.
The law allows corporal punishment, but it restrains the extreme violence common to other legal systems in the ancient Near East. The law allows lending, but prohibits using the borrower’s necessities as collateral. You can’t take someone’s coat and leave them to shiver through the night. The law allows divorce but prohibits practices that treat women like objects to take and discard at will.
The wisdom undergirding Yahweh’s law for Israel pushes people to acknowledge the dignity of their vulnerable neighbors and treat them with greater love. Watch the video to learn how Jesus, for example, interpreted Deuteronomy’s divorce rules in a way that honors women’s dignity.
Moses wraps up his explanation of the law by presenting Israel with a choice. If they keep Yahweh’s commands, they’ll become a beacon of his love and justice to all nations. But if they walk away from Yahweh, he will allow them to experience the consequences of their decision. Which will they choose?
Reflection Questions
- Deuteronomy 24-26 corresponds to the eighth, ninth, and tenth commandments. How do these chapters help you understand God’s laws against stealing, bearing false witness, and coveting?
- Compare Deuteronomy 25:4 to 1 Corinthians 9:1-12. How does Paul apply the principle underlying this law about oxen to his situation as an apostle? What can we learn from Paul about how to read the laws of the Torah today?
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