P152 Parash 48
Shoftim D’varim/Deuteronomy
16:18- 21:9
Synopsis – Moshe/Moses
instructs the people of Israel to appoint
judges and law-enforcement officers in every city; "Justice, justice shall you
pursue," he commands them, and you must administer it without corruption or
favoritism. Crimes must be meticulously investigated and evidence thoroughly
examined -- a minimum of two credible witnesses is required for conviction and
punishment.
D’varim/
DEUTERONOMY 18
In this
chapter,
I.
The rights and revenues of the congregation are
settled, and rules given concerning the
L'vi'im/
Levites' ministration and maintenance (Deu_18:1-8).
II.
The caution against the idolatrous abominable customs of the pagans is repeated
(Deu_18:9-14).
III.
A promise is given them of the spirit of prophecy to continue among them (Deu_18:15-18).
IV.
Wrath threatened against those that despise prophecy (Deu_18:19) or
counterfeit it (Deu_18:20), and a rule given for the trial of it (Deu_18:21,
Deu_18:22).
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