Ex. 22:16-17 “And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.”
The Law here is for a man to pay a fine for seducing a
maiden, which is a word used to describe a young girl, unmarried girl or most
likely a virgin. In the biblical days,
the Israelites were held accountable, even for such an action as seduction.
Law #132 & 133 The rapist must marry the maiden (if she chooses)...He is not allowed to divorce her
Deut. 22:28-29 “If a man find a
damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie
with her, and they be found; then the man that lay with her shall give unto the
damsel’s father 50 shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he has
humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.”
When we look in vs. 25 we see that
if the woman is betrothed, the man who forced himself onto her is to be put to
death. This Law must be taken into
consideration as well.
Again, every action is to be held accountable. This scripture refers to the act of rape
against a woman. The first Law is that the violator is to pay a fine to the
woman’s father. The second Law is that
the woman is to be his wife for life (if she chooses), divorce is not permitted.
Six laws of chastity (moral sexual behavior) are
given as basic to family integrity.
Violations were punishable by stoning the violators to death. “Tokens” of the damsel’s virginity refer to
proof that she was indeed a virgin at the time.
Without this proof she could be deemed “a whore” which was punishable by
death for both partners.
Law #134 & 135 The slanderer must remain married to his wife...He must not divorce her
Deut. 22:19 “…[The Elders obtain from the violator] a hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”
The Law here is regarding
a man who lies with a woman and later speaks against her, claiming she was not
a virgin. If it is proven she was a
virgin, he is to pay a fine for slandering her name (Law #134) and be married to
her all his days, for lying about her purity (Law #135).
Deut. 22:19 “…[The Elders obtain from the violator] a hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”
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