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NASB | Deuteronomy 25:5 ¶ "When brothers live together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a strange man. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her to himself as wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 25:5 ¶ "If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, the widow of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall be intimate with her after taking her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. |
Bible Question:
Are the Lord's instructions, as shown in the verses of Scripture below applicable to day, and if not why not, for God killed Onan, for not doing what the Lord had made clear had to be done? Is the Lord's instruction Deu 25:5 "If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband's brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. Deu 25:6 "And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel. Deu 25:7 "But if the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.' Deu 25:8 "Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. But if he stands firm and says, 'I do not want to take her,' Deu 25:9 "then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and answer and say, 'So shall it be done to the man who will not build up his brother's house.' Deu 25:10 "And his name shall be called in Israel, 'The house of him who had his sandal removed.' Gen 38:8 And Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother." Gen 38:9 But Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. Gen 38:10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD; therefore He killed him also. Thank you. parpar. |
Bible Answer: Hey parpar- I'll get things started with some food for thought instead of simply answering the question with a yes or no (if that were possible). Consider first that we are saved by grace and not by following the law; and of course I don't read into your question that by "apply" you are referring to salvation. Just wanted to point it out. Next I think it's important to understand that not every promise in Scripture is for you and me, neither is every command. At least a brief explanation of what I mean here is necessary. Example - God promised "I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.: (Gen 22:17, NASB) He promised that to Abraham. In spite of what some say about claiming the promises found in Scripture, I can not claim that one. Now refer to the 15th chapter of Numbers for exhaustive example of commands from God that again were not given to us. Next we would have to ask why we would pull the Deu 25:5 passage out of it's context and have it apply to us today. If we think we come up with a satisfactory answer to that question then we would have to ask why we wouldn't use the same answer to require those things found before and after your passage. Things to consider: In fulfilling His promise to Abram (see Gen 17:7) God, through Moses, established a structure and a economy that saw to the welfare of Israel as a people. I'm of the belief that your passage (Deu 25:5) is part of the welfare policy (to put it in modern terms). Finally, you might go back and consider the passage about Onan's death. Not that you are wrong, I'm not saying that. But I believe there is more to it than just what Onan did not do. Onan's whole approach was selfish and deceitful in more ways than one. To men, Onan "pretended" to obey God. Did he also believe he was pulling a fast one on the all knowing creator of the universe? Are we ever guilty of the same? Hope this helps until some better skilled contributors post. God bless, Jeff |
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