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Chapter 25 continues with these statutes.
Concerning the whipping of lawbreakers, here the accuser and the accused are commanded to come face to face before the Judge. The accusation must be proven beyond doubt or he shall be set free. If found guilty, the judgment must be carried out solemnly, not in the streets, that the stripes may be numbered.
Concerning the ox that treads the corn, they should be allowed to eat while working. This statute teaches that everyone deserves his pay for honest labor and that the beast deserves not only the necessities of life but also a little extra.
Concerning the "laws of disgrace", Genesis 38 establishes the requirement of the brother's obligation to his brother's widow, the requirement that he marry her and bring up children for his brother. Here the acceptation is given her in the event that none of her husbands family is willing to marry her, under those circumstances, she is free to marry another. The brother who refuses will be brought before the court and the widow will remove his shoe and spit onto his face thus publicly disgracing him.
Concerning the punishment of an immodest woman, we have here an effort to keep the previous law from being carried to far by some woman in the process of retribution she become immodest in her actions and accusations.
Concerning weights and measures, this law not only forbids the use of inaccurate weights and measures, but it also forbids the possession of them. Fraud and injustice will bring down the wrath of God. Good measure will bring His blessing.
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