25:4
Animals are to be treated properly. The Bible is clear that animals and humans are different. We are made in the image of God, animals are not. We are superior to animals. However, the attitude of some animal rights activists today is very unbiblical. We have a responsibility towards animals, but they are not the same as us.
25:5,6
The situation here would seem to imply that the other brother is not married, otherwise he would probably not be living with the other brother. However, if one who is married dies without a son, then the other brother is to marry the widow. The first son of the marriage would carry on the name of the brother who died. Presumably subsequent sons would belong to the second brother. This is another rule that may seem strange to us. It was concerned with the continuation of the family name.
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