Deuteronomy 21:1-14, August 7, 2022; Provide Atonement O Lord, for Your People Israel

This week, Pastor Kevin expounds on God’s commands in Deuteronomy 21:1-14, which describe how the people are to deal with unsolved murders (v. 1-9) and how they are to treat women taken captive in war (v. 10-14). The time-consuming and costly process for dealing with unsolved murders highlights how much God hates the taking the life of men and women whom He
created in His image. How might our society be different if our leaders took murder as seriously as God does? The washing ceremony, to signify the cleansing and innocence of those who found the body, and sacrifice of a heifer to mark the spot of the slain person both point to Jesus, who was also slain to cleanse us from sin and dead works.
In stark contrast to the customs of that day, and to the present in many cases, God's law protected captive women from the horrible abuses of their conquerors, provided them time alone to mourn their losses, and then allowed them to marry the man and become part of the Jewish community.
The associated notes and links are at the church’s website (calvarypo.org) under Sermon Archives, Deuteronomy, Provide Atonement O Lord, for Your People Israel, August 7, 2022.
https://calvarypo.org/sermons/provide-atonement-o-lord-for-your-people-israel/
Maranatha!