Deuteronomy 25:9

“Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.”

"Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house." - Deuteronomy 25:9
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What does Deuteronomy 25:9 mean?

Deuteronomy 25:9 (KJV) states, "Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house." This…

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The Weight of Brotherhood: A Reflection on Redemption and Responsibility

In Deuteronomy 25:9, we find a striking command that underscores the complexity and gravity of familial obligations within ancient Israelite society. The verse states, “Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his…

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Prayer for Brotherly Duty and Faithfulness

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, drawing our hearts and minds into a deep contemplation of Your Word, as we reflect on the profound message found in Deuteronomy 25:9. Your Holy Scripture reminds us, "Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the…

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Deuteronomy 25:9 - "Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house."
Deuteronomy 9:25 - "Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you."
Deuteronomy 25:13 - "¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small."
Deuteronomy 25:4 - "¶ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn."
Deuteronomy 31:25 - "That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,"
Deuteronomy 25:14 - "Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small."
Deuteronomy 33:25 - "Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be."
Deuteronomy 25:10 - "And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed."
Deuteronomy 25:16 - "For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God."
1 Corinthians 9:25-27
1 Corinthians 9:25-27
1 Corinthians 9:25-27
1 Corinthians 9:25-27
Genesis 25-9
Deuteronomy 27:25 - "Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Deuteronomy 9:25-26 - "So I lay prostrate before the Lord for these forty days and forty nights, because the Lord had said he would destroy you. And I prayed to the Lord, 'O Lord God, do not destroy your people and your heritage, whom you have redeemed through your greatness, whom you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand."
Genesis 9:24-25
Deuteronomy 25:17 - "¶ Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;"
Deuteronomy 3:25 - "I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon."
Deuteronomy 25:1 - "If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked."
Deuteronomy 32:25 - "The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs."
Deuteronomy 25:8 - "Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;"
Deuteronomy 32:9 - "For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."
Deuteronomy 22:25 - "¶ But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:"
Deuteronomy 6:25 - "And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us."
Deuteronomy 3:9 - "(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)"
Deuteronomy 9:22 - "And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath."
"Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you." - Deuteronomy 9:25
Deuteronomy 25:6 - "And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel."