Which they had left, being brought by Moses, at the direction of God, to the foot of Mount Sinai, to receive the law from his mouth. a. âNow, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers is giving you. (l)) (o) Moreh Nevochim, par. III. It appears that the legislation under consideration is not controlled by ancient cultural concerns that are meaningless to us, but is in fact based on a very relevant principle for Christians today: that God is a God of order, and He establishes boundaries within creation to preserve the order instituted by Him. 10. This being done, they are ordered to return to their tents again, to their families, wives, and children. Firmic. Thank you for your analysis, Una. I too am a Christian and starting to come to terms with my transgendered concepts, so your insights will be helpful. We live in troubled times. "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 22:5 RSV). [xliii] pg. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 22:6-7). This is a thread dedicated to exploring the variety of different interpretations people can come out with when it comes to verses that are weaponized against trans people. l. 3. c. 8. (p) Saturnal. It is a moral law that is still to be followed by Christians today. Philip Schaff, Chrysostom, Homilies on 1 Corinthians, Homily 26. acc. 22:5 This verse has been proofed-texted to dictate appropriate dress for modern worship (i.e., women cannot wear slacks to church). p. 6. l. The woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination to the LORD your God. 43. You shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of t⦠(i) Hilchot Obede Cochabim, c. 12. sect. (m) Laert. wË. neither shall a man put on a woman's garment; which would betray effeminacy and softness unbecoming men, and would lead the way to many impurities, by giving an opportunity of mixing with women, and so to commit fornication and adultery with them; to prevent which and to preserve chastity this law seems to be made; and since in nature a difference of sexes is made, it is proper and necessary that this should be known by difference of dress, or otherwise many evils might follow; and this precept is agreeably to the law and light of nature: it is observed by an Heathen writer (m), that there is a twofold distribution of the law, the one written, the other not written; what we use in civil things is written, what is from nature and use is unwritten, as to walk naked in the market, or to put on a woman's garment: and change of the clothes of sexes was used among the Heathens by way of punishment, as of the soldiers that deserted, and of adulteresses (n); so abominable was it accounted: indeed it may be lawful in some cases, where life is in danger, to escape that, and provided chastity is preserved: for all that do so are an abomination to the Lord thy God; which is a reason sufficient why such a practice should not be used. Hereâs a fact that not many people know or even thought to look up. Baptist History Collection CD, ver. Deutero (2nd in Greek) and Nomos (Law in Greek). 1, John T. Christian. The Hebrew word Devarim is what Deuteronomy was truly called and in Hebrew it means (these are the words) but got incorrectly translated to mean 2nd Law. 2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995. Shall not wear â That is, ordinarily or unnecessarily, for in some cases this may be lawful, as to make an escape for oneâs life. Deuteronomy 5:30 "Go say to them, Get you into your tents again." The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man. Deuteronomy 22:5 Living Bible (TLB) 5 âA woman must not wear menâs clothing, and a man must not wear womenâs clothing. Part 1: WHAT DEUTERONOMY 22:5 REALLY MEANS âThe woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a womanâs garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.â For many years this verse has been the ⦠[xlv] Compare Clement of Alexandria: âWhat reason is there in the lawâs prohibiting a man from âwearing womanâs clothingâ? So in conclusion, I do think Deuteronomy 22:5 prohibits crossdressing for us today as Christians, both fetishistic crossdressing and transgenderism, as both blur the lines of the two sexes that God has set up. I asked you what the male item was, and you say, "looked like." Deuteronomy 22:6. Deuteronomy 22:5 speaks of the male item and female clothing, an item distinctly for a particular gender. This kind of thing is an abomination to God, your God. The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment—Though disguises were assumed at certain times in heathen temples, it is probable that a reference was made to unbecoming levities practised in common life. (k) Antiqu. Deuteronomy 22:5 Context. Deuteronomy 22:5 The Message (MSG) 5 A woman must not wear a manâs clothing, nor a man wear womenâs clothing. Whether or not the Hebrew text was altered, it has obviously been misrepresented. A man couldnât plant different kinds of ⦠(q) In Virgil. The true interpretation of this verse is revealed in the context, which clearly commands that unleavened bread be eaten for seven days. The book of Devarim in the Old Testament derived its name from two separate Greek words. Especially is this true of the score and more of laws peculiar to Deuteronomy, concerning building battlements on the roofs of houses (Deuteronomy 22:8), robbing birds' nests (Deuteronomy 22:6,7), the sexes exchanging garments (Deuteronomy 22:5), going out to war (Deuteronomy 20:1), etc. Deuteronomy 28:37 "And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee." Öת ×Ö°××Ö¸Ö¥× ×Ö±×Ö¹×Ö¶Ö××Ö¸ ×Ö¸Ö¼×Ö¾ עֹ֥שֵ×× ×ÖµÖ½×Ö¶Ö¼×× ×¤ This is abhorrent to the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 22:5 âA woman must not put on the clothing of a man, nor should a man wear the clothing of a woman. Platonis, l. 3. p. 238. nasb (updated) text: deuteronomy 22:5 5 "A woman shall not wear man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God." 279-280, History of Baptists, vol. Deuteronomy 22:5 âA woman must not wear menâs clothing, nor a man wear womenâs clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.â Explanation and Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:5. A closer look at the monuments gives evidence that this statement is true. He allowed the remarriage of the woman (Deuteronomy 24:2), but forbade the first husband taking her back at a later date (Deuteronomy 24:4). Deuteronomy 22:5 XIV. © 2017 Faith Saves | All Rights Reserved, Deuteronomy 22:5 and Gender Distinct Clothing / Pants or Slacks and Skirts or Dresses, Christian Holiness or Sanctification: A Summary, Shabir Ally & Thomas Ross Debate Review: “The New Testament Picture of Jesus: Is it Accurate?”. Elec. (f) "instrumentum virile", Pagninus, Junius et Tremellius; "instrumentum viri", Vatablus. If a man discovered a bird sitting upon eggs, he could take the eggs but not the bird (Deut. 12, ed. In Acts 15:13-30, the early church decided that non-Jews who became Christians would have to follow some, but not all, of the Old Testament (Jewish) laws. de Relig. A careful consideration of Deuteronomy, chapter 22, reveals a number of commands that are strange to the modern mind. (s) Lucian. This seems to be the case in Deuteronomy 22:5. You shall prepare roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to inherit, that any manslayer may flee there. 2. While it is clear that Deuteronomy 22:5 prohibits women from putting on a male garment and men from putting on a female garment, it is also clear that this verse does not apply to us today. 5. When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land the LORD your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess. The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a womanâs garment â Though disguises were assumed at certain times in heathen temples, it is probable that a reference was made to unbecoming levities practiced in common life. Thus, it would seem that Moses' original recipients of Deuteronomy was the generation of ⦠(h) "Arma viri", Munster. (n) Cunaeus ut supra. But if this matter was true: [as corroborated] by witnesses, and there was warning, [proving] that she had committed adultery after her betrothal. Deuteronomy 22:5. Some from this clause have been led to conclude, that respect is had to some customs of this kind used in idolatrous worship, which are always abominable to the Lord. I 've never seen Jesus portrayed as ever putting on trousers but robes may be he was wrong, if trousers are categorically set aside for men. Deuteronomy 22:5-12. I believe the word of GOD is true there is no two ways about it, about Deuteronomy 22:5 'modesty ' I believe is the keyword, I believe what has been designed for a woman should be used by a woman and what is meant for the man should be the man 's. (l) Cunaeus de Repub. 3. c. 37. (1-8) Moses challenges Israel to learn from the example of Baal-Peor. They were properly forbidden; for the adoption of the habiliments of the one sex by the other is an outrage on decency, obliterates the distinctions of nature by fostering softness and effeminacy in the man, impudence and boldness in the woman as well as levity and hypocrisy in both; and, in short, it opens the door to an influx of so many evils that all who wear the dress of another sex are pronounced "an abomination unto the Lord.". Last week we discussed Exodus 20:17.This week's installment of our Interpretation Series covers Deuteronomy 22:5. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems. Prophan. (d) For that alters the order of nature, and shows that you despise God. Tertullian goes on to specify the toga s a distinctively male garment: âThe toga, however, is a dress of manly name as well as of manly use,â since it was called the toga virilis, âthe manly toga.â. The distinction between the sexes is natural and divinely established, and cannot be neglected without indecorum and consequent danger to purity (compare 1 Corinthians 11:3-15). Vit. The true prophet speaks Godâs word, not his or her own (Deuteronomy 18:18). II. [xlviii] pgs. Aeneid. Is it not that it would have us to be manly, and not to be effeminate neither in person and actions, nor in thought and word?â (Stromata, II:18), [xlvi] On Idolatry, XV. For anyone doing so is detestable to Jehovah your God.â In Godâs Law to the Israelites there were rules that protected them against the openly immoral way of life of the nations around them. "Quem praestare potest muller galeata pudorem, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Something is inherently wrong with our reasoning and logic when we cannot be consistent with our own laws of biblical interpretation. ), G. Vermes. The verse seems easy to understand, and yet it has spawned great ⦠97, Schaff, P. (1997). Deuteronomy 22:5. To neighboring nations, that shall hear of their overthrow and captivity, and that shall see the miserable condition they are brought into. 1. â [Keth. For the preservation of charity and good neighbourship, in the care of strayed or fallen cattle, Deuteronomy 22:1-4. It is clear fromthe text of Deuteronomy that Moses is addressing the second generation from the Exodus; those who, in obedience to, and trust in, Yahweh, will enter the land of Canaan and take possession of it by conquest. Over and over again, the prophets declare, âThus says the LORD.â And they most often speak words that are uncomfortable, to say the least â words of judgment for their own people. Inconsistency is the pitfall of every false doctrine. If Deuteronomy 22:5 is to be understood in the traditional prohibitive sense, then all such garments must be censored. (g) Euterpe, sive, l. 2. c. 35. To claim that Deuteronomy 16:8 is a command to eat unleavened bread for ONLY six days is a blatant distortion of the Scriptures. Read Women, Pants, and Deuteronomy 22:5 â Part 2. So Maimonides (o) observes, that in a book of the Zabians, called "Tomtom", it is commanded, that a man should wear a woman's garment coloured when he stood before the star of Venus, and likewise that a woman should put on a coat of mail and warlike armour when she stood before the star of Mars; which he takes to be one reason of this law, though besides that he gives another, because hereby concupiscence would be excited, and an occasion for whoredom given: that there was some such customs among the Heathens may be confirmed from Macrobius (p), and Servius (q) as has been observed by Grotius; the former of which relates, that Philochorus affirmed that Venus is the moon, and that men sacrificed to her in women's garments, and women in men's; and for this reason, because she was thought to be both male and female; and the latter says, there was an image of Venus in Cyprus with a woman's body and garment, and with the sceptre and distinction of a man, to whom the men sacrificed in women's garments, and women in men's garments; and, as the above learned commentator observes, there were many colonies of the Phoenicians in Cyprus, from whom this custom might come; and to prevent it obtaining among the Israelites in any degree, who were now coming into their country, it is thought this law was made; for the priests of the Assyrian Venus made use of women's apparel (r), and in the feasts of Bacchus men disguised themselves like women (s). l. 2. c. 22. Common Objections to this interpretation⦠The sex to be distinguished by apparel. [xlii] The Dead Sea scrolls in English (Revised and extended 4th ed. Next: The Canaanite connection. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. God commands men and women to maintain distinctions in dress. The truth is that Deuteronomy 22:5 is not teaching that women should wear dresses and skirts and men should wear pants. Godâs glory is an aura of God that is ⦠WOMEN AND TROUSERS: A CANDID INTERPRETATION OF DEUTERONOMY 22: 5 ââ¦woman shall not wear that which partaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a womanâs garmentâ¦â We are the light,we must reflect Godâs glory at all times. [xlvii] Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers vol. Heb. The woman is not to have on the male item and the man is not to wear the woman's garment. In Deuteronomy 22:5 God reveals through Moses a simple and significant regulation relating to clothing or appearance. Deuteronomy 4 â A Call to Obedience A. Moses challenges the nation to obedience. Here are some examples. Paris, AK: Baptist Standard Bearer, 2005. 1. For a detailed overview of the history of Jewish translation and interpretation of it, from ancient times to the present, see Tobi Liebman, The Jewish Exegetical History of Deuteronomy 22:5: Required Gender Separation or Prohibited Cross-Dressing?â (Masters Thesis; Montreal: Department of Jewish Studies, McGill University, 2002). ((r) Jul. To marry her contrary to the command of God in ignorance was bad enough, but to take her back, "after that she is known to be unclean", would be wilful rebellion against God, and would thus be an abomination (Deuteronomy 24:1). For the preservation of order and distinction, that men and women should not wear one another's clothes (Deuteronomy 22:5), and that other needless mixtures should be avoided, Deuteronomy 22:9-11. Tremellius ; `` instrumentum virile '', Munster word, not his or her own ( Deuteronomy 18:18.! 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