Message Notes

1. Punishment of the wicked

a) Dispute between the righteous and the wicked

b) Before the court   (Deuteronomy 25:1)

c) The wicked convicted

d) Punishment: 40 blows maximum   (Deuteronomy 25:3; 2 Corinthians 11:24)

e) Lest a brother is humiliated before your eyes

2. The working ox

a) It must not be muzzled

b) While it is treading out the grain   (1 Corinthians 9:9)

3. A special Levirate custom

(Latin… Levir…. Brother-in-law)

a) Brothers living together

b) Brother dies

c) Surviving brother to marry the widow

d) The first-born son would take the name of the deceased brother   (Deuteronomy 25:6)

4. Opting out

a) This has to be done before the elders   (Deuteronomy 25:7)

b) The wife may bring this to the attention of the elders

c) The brother-in-law has to make his choice publicly known

d) The sister-in-law may do the following:

i) Remove his sandal

ii) Spit in his face

iii) The brother-in-law will be given a bad name

5. The Book of Ruth

a) Boaz’s attempt to marry Ruth

b) A public transaction

NO Bible Study

On 16 April 2019

Easter Week

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