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Biblical Principle #350: The Next Generation Didn’t Know God
Biblical Principles List Principle After Joshua’s generation died, the next generation of Israelites didn’t know God or what He had done for Israel. Explanation The major military conquests having been completed, Joshua died at the age of 110. According to Judges 2:7, the Israelites remained faithful to GOD through the lifetime of Joshua and the…
Biblical Principle #343: Joshua Built a Memorial for the Jordan Crossing
Biblical Principles List Principle Joshua set up a twelve-stone memorial to God’s miracle of parting the Jordan River, just as God commanded Joshua. Explanation We previously established how Israel miraculously crossed the Jordan River, during its flood season, on dry ground, by GOD’s miracle. GOD knew it would be critical for the Israelites to continue…
Biblical Principle #306: Israel to Respect Parents
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses emphasized God’s expectation that children are to respect their parents. Explanation GOD had first instructed the Israelites to honor their father and mother as part of the ten commandments at Mount Sinai. But the Law repeated the principle, along with additional details, on multiple occasions thereafter: 16…
Biblical Principle #286: Law of Moses Forbid Incest
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid incest and unhealthy sexual relationships with close family members. Explanation The Law of Moses provided the following restrictions against sexual relations with close relatives. (As you read these, remember that we previously established that, biblically, “shame” means the natural human embarrassment one feels by the realization…
Biblical Principle #285: Israelite Prostitution Forbidden
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid prostitution, including prostitution associated with idolatry. Explanation Parents were forbidden from giving their daughters over to a life of prostitution. 29 You shall not profane your daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity. Leviticus…
Biblical Principle #277: Land Inheritance for Israelites without Sons
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God instructed how Israel was to protect the land inheritance of Israelites who died without sons. Explanation The book of Numbers records a situation where a man name Zelophehad died with no sons and four daughters. The daughters went to Moses to ask that their father’s…
Biblical Principle #276: Israelite Childless Lineage Custom
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses included instructions for how to carry on the lineage of a deceased childless Israelite. Explanation 5 “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband’s…
Biblical Principle #256: Israel’s Punishment for Parental Assault
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, an Israelite who hit their father of mother was put to death. Explanation Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave strict instructions about Israelites honoring their father and mother. If an Israelite hit their father or mother, they were to be put to death: 15 He…
Biblical Principle #253: Israel’s Law Against Kidnapping
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God instructed Israel how to administer justice when kidnappings occurred. Explanation GOD gave the following instructions in the Law about kidnapping: 17 Whoever kidnaps one of the children of Israel and overcomes and sells him, and he is found with him, let him surely die. Exodus…
Biblical Principle #228: Israel to Ceremonially Cleanse
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, an Israelite was to purify themselves following specific events that made them ceremonially unclean to GOD. Explanation In the Law of Moses, GOD specified four categories of uncleanness that required a form of ceremonial cleansing: Here is what the Law said about each of these categories:…