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Episode: Just Punishments and Rewards
Description: Rev. James Yonkers, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Danville, IL, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Deuteronomy 25:1-19.God’s Law consistently calls for true justice, in which crimes are punished appropriately while upholding the humanity of both the criminal and the judge. Those who labor should receive their wages from their work. Instructions surrounding levirate marriage come from a concern for preserving a family line, as does a law for punishment for a woman who inappropriately prevents a man from having children. Fair and just measurements are required for Israelites, lest th...