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Marriage

Text: Deuteronomy 22:13-30
15 January 2019

MARRIAGE

1. Man gets married   (Deuteronomy 22:13)

2. He charges her with shameful conduct   (Deuteronomy 22:14a)

3. Problem specified:
The wife was not a virgin   (Deuteronomy 22:14b)

IN DEFENCE

1. The parents of the young woman are able to prove that she is a virgin

2. The charge of the husband is refuted

3. He is fined

4. He is not allowed a divorce   (Deuteronomy 22:18)

5. He has brought shame to her   (Deuteronomy 22:19)

BUT IF THE CHARGE IS TRUE

1. Signs of virginity not found   (Deuteronomy 22:20)

2. Penalty (Death by stoning)   (Deuteronomy 22:21)

THE DEATH PENALTY

1. Illicit sexual relationship   (Deuteronomy 22:22-2)

2. Rape of a betrothed woman

a) The rapist to be punished by death   (Deuteronomy 22:25)
b) But the woman is not to be punished   (Deuteronomy 22:26-27)

3. Rape of a woman not betrothed

a) Rapist is to be fined
b) He must marry the girl   (Deuteronomy 22:28-29)

WHERE MARRIAGE IS FORBIDDEN

A man is forbidden to marry his step-mother   (Deuteronomy 22:30)