Deuteronomy 22:5 is a verse about men and women and clothing that upsets a lot of people. Let’s try to understand what the verse does and doesn’t say.
Rabbi Hirsch
Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch lived in Germany in the 19th Century. He fought vigorously against the reform movement of his time.
Numbers 8:1-4 – The Menorah in the Bible
In Exodus 25 God commanded Moses to build the Menorah as part of the Tabernacle. But why is the Menorah mentioned in Numbers 8?
Numbers 5:23 – The Curses
Numbers 5 describes the ordeal of a married woman who is suspected of committing adultery. The priest is commanded to write some curses and then dissolve them in water. What curses does the priest write?
Exodus 38:21 – The Reckoning
The Jewish people are building the Tabernacle. Then the Torah interrupts the narrative of the building to do some accounting.
Exodus 29:20 – Blood on the Ear
Why did God command Moses to take some blood from a ram and dab it on the ear, thumb, and big toe of Aaron and his sons?
Exodus 25:18 – Cherubs on the Ark
Why were there two cherubs on the Ark cover? What are cherubs? What do they look like and what do they do?
Exodus 23:20 – The Angel
God called Moses up to Mount Sinai. There He taught Moses the Torah. He also taught him what will happen after the people leave Mount Sinai.
Exodus 18:11 – Now I Know
Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, came to meet the Jewish people camped at Mount Sinai. Moses told him everything that had happened to them in Egypt and at the Sea.
Exodus 6:6-7 – Four Words
Exodus 5 ended with Pharaoh increasing the oppression of the Jewish people. Moses asked God why He had sent him to Pharaoh.
Deuteronomy 32:39 – I am He
In Deuteronomy 32:39 God proclaims, “I, I am He.” Why is the “I” repeated? Who is the intended recipient of this message?