Bible Interpretation, Student Workbook, SW05

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B I B L E I N T E R P R E T A T I O N

a. A soldier, v. 7

b. A farmer, v. 7

c. A shepherd, v. 7

4. He closes by quoting a text from Deuteronomy, Deut. 25.4 - You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain. (Cf. 1 Tim. 5.18 - For the Scriptures say, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”)

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a. A chapter speaking about practicing just relations among God’s people

Discovering Principles and Themes in the Bible

b. The principles

(1) Forty lashes are the limit on flogging (more than forty is considered unjust).

Especially where biblical themes are complex and intertwined, it is important to observe the Bible’s use of such themes, to determine their specific functions, and to resolve to follow such biblical patterns in our own theological reflection. ~ Donald A. Carson. New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition. (electronic ed. of the 4th ed.). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

(2) Do not muzzle an ox while he is treading out the grain.

(3) Brother-in-law marrying a brother’s widow (the family name is not to be lost) (4) The hand of a woman seizing the private parts of another engaged in a fight with her husband shall have her hand removed (dirty fighting is absolutely not to be tolerated, especially since this kind might prevent a person from having descendants).

G. Read the passage in other translations to get a sense of its flavor .