The section of Scripture which immediately follows the giving of the "Ten Commandments" (or Debarim) at Mount Sinai may well contain more ordinances, or judgments, than any other similar part of His Word. And they cover a variety of topics, but all with at least one common theme.
Perhaps best known to people on Biblical Families is the instruction from Exodus 21:10, for "if he takes an additional wife," and what have become understood as the three 'minimum necessary conditions' for marriage, "food, clothing, and conjugal duties."
But that's just part of the story.
Because while that instruction is considered "NOT PC" by most of the Word-Hating World, it's really only the start. The fact that SO MUCH of this entire parsha is "Scriptura non-grata" is about as clear an indication of what has happened, and where things are headed, as you will find.
Perhaps best known to people on Biblical Families is the instruction from Exodus 21:10, for "if he takes an additional wife," and what have become understood as the three 'minimum necessary conditions' for marriage, "food, clothing, and conjugal duties."
But that's just part of the story.
Because while that instruction is considered "NOT PC" by most of the Word-Hating World, it's really only the start. The fact that SO MUCH of this entire parsha is "Scriptura non-grata" is about as clear an indication of what has happened, and where things are headed, as you will find.
Mark Call – Parsha “Mishpatim” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
This week’s Torah portion is perhaps one of the most appropriately-named in the Torah; parsha Mishpatim (Exodus chapters 21 through 24) contains a major helping of the ‘mishpatim’…
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