Deuteronomy 21-23: Neighborly Responsibility
Being responsible not just for yourself and your own family, but also for your neighbors, is a theme that runs through these chapters. Find your neighbor’s animal? Take care of it until the neighbor returns for it, or return it if you know to whom it belongs. See your neighbor’s animal fall to the ground? Help him get it back on its feet. The message is clear: we are to be involved with our neighbors. This is hard to do in a garage door society. It is entirely possible that I can go at least a week without speaking to … Continue reading Deuteronomy 21-23: Neighborly Responsibility
