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1 | Is Deu 25:5, applicable to day? | Deut 25:5 | skccab | 200920 | ||
Shalom Jeff, I'm certainly not "more skilled", not at all, but I have just finished a small study of the "firstborn," so maybe I can add a smidgen to your explanation. In those days having sons was paramount - and being "first born" and receiving the first born status and blessing of the firstborn extremely important. Onan was to produce a male child with this sister-in-law but the child would not be considered fully his (that is not raised in his household under his rule) but could in fact also be considered in line for the firstborn status/blessing should the sister-in-law deliver a boy before his own wife delivered a boy. (At least, this is my understanding of it :-) .) As an aside, I agree with you about his deceit displeasing God, but I also think it was the spilling of the life-seed onto the ground that actually sealed his fate. Still learning Cheri |
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2 | Is Deu 25:5, applicable to day? | Deut 25:5 | jlhetrick | 200927 | ||
Cheri- thanks for the info. Yes, of course...it was the seed spilling that was the point. His deceit was pretty much complete at that point. As for the first born issue, it seems clear that the point of the law was to ensure the carrying on of the name of the deceased brother and not his own (but I wasn't focused on that and so haven't really dug into it). Thanks again, Jeff |
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