Deuteronomy 24:20-25:7
– When you beat the olives from your
trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the
fatherless and the widow. When you harvest the grapes
in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the
foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. Remember that you were
slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this. When people have
a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. If the guilty person
deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in
his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves, but the judge must not
impose more than forty lashes. If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow
Israelite will be degraded in your eyes. Do not muzzle an ox while it is
treading out the grain. If brothers are living together and one of them
dies without a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s
brother shall take her and marry her and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law
to her. The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead
brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. However,
if a man does not want to marry his brother’s wife, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to
carry on his brother’s name in Israel. He will not fulfill the duty of a
brother-in-law to me.”
1
Timothy 5:17-18 – The
elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of
double honor, especially those whose work is preaching
and teaching. For Scripture
says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves
his wages.”
Application:
- · All elders were to exercise leadership and to teach and preach, and all were to receive honor.
- · But those who excelled in leadership were to be counted “worthy of double honor”. This was especially true of those who labored at teaching and preaching.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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