Measures

Deuteronomy 25:8-15 – Then the elders of his town shall summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying, “I do not want to marry her,” his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face and say, “This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother’s family line.” That man’s line shall be known in Israel as The Family of the Unsandaled. If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity. Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Isaiah 50:6 – I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

Leviticus 19:35 – “‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.

Exodus 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Application:

• ·         Mocking and spitting were done to show hatred or to insult or disgrace.
• ·         In a culture with no bureau of weights and measures, cheating in business transactions by falsification of standards was common.
• ·         You must have accurate and honest weights and measures is a commandment with a promise.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV