Deuteronomy 22:1 says, Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. Moses said that the people of Israel were not to hide if they saw there brother’s ox or sheep go astray, but were to return it to him. We should always be willingly to help others if they are in need, whether they are fellow Christians or not, and should never just turn our backs on them. Verse two says, And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. Moses then said that if their brother wasn't close or if they didn't know him, they were to take the animal home and care for it until their brother, which would be any Israelite, called for it. This is what I stated earlier. Verse three continues, In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself. Moses then expanded this law to apply to anything that someone last. They could not attempt to keep it for themselves, and neither can we today as Christians. Verse four concludes, Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. Moses then said if a man saw his brothers ass or ox fall down by the way, that the man was not to hide but was to help his brother get the animal up again. If we, as followers of Christ see someone in trouble today, instead of passing by or trying to hide away, we need to stop and help them. Verse five state's, The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Moses said that men and women should not wear clothing of the opposite sex, because it was an abomination to the LORD. We do not have as defined men and women's clothing today, but some things are identified as belonging to one gender or the other, and I believe there are some clothing items that will always be identified as belonging to only one gender. Verse six says, If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: Moses said that if a bird was nesting that the people of Israel were not to disturb either, and this is still a good law today. Verse seven adds, But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. Moses said that they were to let the mother bird go and take care of the young so that it might go well with them. We as Christians are to do our best to take care of the earth, since that is part of our God given purpose. Verse eight states, When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence. Moses said if they built a new house they were to put a fence around the roof so that no one could accidentally fall from it. We today should do all within our ability to make our house a safe place for others when they visit us. Verse nine adds, Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. Moses said they were not to sow diverse seed in their vineyards lest their vineyards be defiled. We likewise need to not allow unGodly thoughts and actions into our lives lest our relationship with God be defiled. Verse ten says, Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together. Moses said they weren't to attempt to pair an ox and an ass together, because they could not work at the same speed and power. Verse eleven adds Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together. This was another example that Moses gave for not trying to pair things that were different together. We as Christians should not try to pair ourselves with non Christians either.
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