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What man is there who has pledged to be married a wife, and has not taken her? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
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God's Protection of Marriage
Commentators explain that this exemption for a betrothed man highlights God's high value for the marriage covenant. By allowing the man to return home to complete his marriage, God shows His concern for the establishment of new families. As scholar John Gill notes, the exemption applied until the marriage was fully consummated, protecting this foundational relationship from the disruptions of war.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
And the officers. —The shôterim of Deuteronomy 16:18; the civil magistrates apparently. The organization of Israel was no…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And what man is there that has betrothed a wife, and has not taken her ? &c.] Home to…
Presbyterian
In the wars in which Israel engaged according to the will of God, they could expect Divine assistance. The Lord was to be their only confidence. In…
