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Show THE tiril-MIT OP MOSES. Ko aubjecl of nntlulty rurnlabr more Intercatlngfeaturwi to Hie Undent than tho law glren (o the chllJrtti of Itrael throtigli Mtnea. Tbiy were framed for a pcof M who WVro under Ihe direct rare of Ood, and for tire pur oae of tHlucatltig that race an 1, In n certain degree, tho whole world lo tint kUleof motility and Intelligence neo-(wary neo-(wary preparatory lo the acoplanceof the principle of the luccendlng dla-ivnaatlona. dla-ivnaatlona. The lawa Of Moac were the needful preHuilntrlc of the lawa ofthedoFpil, It ha. om tlmca beCU allied that thoao ancleat Una cannot be of illrliie origin, becaiae aome ef Ihrlr pruvlalont aro celltrary to what In nur age I conalderol the tUnlard of rfectlon. Thla aaacrtlon la tint ujion an erroueoua rlow of their aim. They were not glrrn a. a I'lilot flnbhe-l lcaein ef morality and Intelligence to mankln I. On Iho contrary, con-trary, Ui lawglrcr clearly ttatr that another prophet ahould be ralae.t up, whom the o.!e iboul 1 oliey, thereby lntlmalliig that thoao lultlitory lawa would bo infected by another tnaplred aervant of (Jod. When k chll I com-inance com-inance to learn, It cannot recelre the Rime kind of Inttructlout nor the mine rulm aa It run and will rerelre when It rrachc a mora advanced age. Hut the lint rudlnienUof Inatructlont are aa eentlal to ndrkneemeut aa are thow which follow, The lawa of Moaoa tnuat lwtnnil leretl In thli light. When Owl leal laraelnutnt bondage, lIluidiH.-ol dlapoieM tolJoUtry. Helialtoleach IbeuiHIaowu ierfra Hon and Induce Iheni to wnrablp lllm with pure heart an I rerrrence. They had tolnrn that they were III people by eorenant with thtlr father, and that they ahould, conawpjiutly, lore lllm and lore iv.Ii other, keeping tlirmaelriufrif from the contamination contamina-tion of fairroundlng teoplea. They were lo be la light to linplklty Iruit lu lllmaa well at to render lllm that obollcnce, without Which cltlianabtp In tlie Kingdom of llmren cannot bo obtained. Atll forkll theaopurpoaei, theMoaalo law la lairfect. It proria Ihelnfliille wladom of lu Originator, beendt IU rirlouf jrorlilone ate lerfectlyalapted to the obtaining of the bljectlu flew. We atlll eve liio eirrtta of theae lawi In the Hebrew race cr"tetr. Ayhd T(0r.lilfnt Ood Willi luoreteveroneatliananorthrHlox Jew, wbodoe not eren )lro to pronoUnco tie. iiauui of Uio Alralglity for fear of ') rofanltbx II? Who baa kept hlmaelf more fry) from Idolatry than the Jew? And wheru among the nation can we find wore true urothethood than among the Jracindant. of Iaratd? A codeol Ufa, ) ancient, aud that ha ha I the jywet tit glring to A nation auch )iitkeil characterl.tlca U worth of mors than common attention. In thla nuJ auluwpieut artlolea we piopoee ta lro au outline of the Moetlo Law In II three dlrlalona, Clrll ImW, Criminal I.iw and Cero-monbil Cero-monbil Law. TheaUtuto which ileal with the ro-latlon ro-latlon of man with man aro rallud Clrll I.iw, l'amlly rclatlona, neigh, burly Intereourae aud national trana-actloua trana-actloua are to be vonaldered under thla head. Accordingly, wo will lUt giro an outline of the law relating to marriage. One ot the nuit iromlnint prorl. itont Inthe. Moolalatr I. the one prohibiting pro-hibiting the eopl- from Intermarriage Willi the aurroundlug (lentlfe nation. The pvaaga forbidding It reada " nit when tho I.oM thy Ood aliall de llrer tbrm (ttio OflnlUca) Iwlble HiM.thoil ahalt amtte Idem en I nttcrljr d. ttmy thoni, lh)u ahall make no corenaat w tth lliein, nor ah w mi roy unto Itiem wia triknlt lie nob marnag) ( (arm; thy daiigbtnf thon abate not gire unto hlaa 11, iKirhlailauglibrahill thou take unbilhyaon. a . . J.-or HU art holy -oplo unto IIW f,ord Ibr Oul Ttit.boMlli)-Uo.llti.di)ii luu, to Ui 4 xpretal ra'opl" nnlo hlmxir, aliue all pi'epl that are upon Ibe bee of tho euttli ' DruL T, 20, Among tbu aiirroundlng natlon.,and alaoamouK tho llgjrptlana, Inceat waa common, but the .Moialo I.iw prohlblU tho marriage of any near of kin. Tnu fallowing am apeclfled lu the prohlbltloui A father, mother, fatliir'a wife, '.tcr, daughter of thi father, ilauglttar of thy mother, thj aoua daughter, or thy daughter'a daughter, thy father'! wlfe'a daughler, fathrr" lter, mother' alaler, father'a brothtrandlila wife, daugbtoMu Uw, nu I brother' wife. To thla u also added airohllltlon from marrying a woman and her daughter, her Bona daughter aud hi r daughter'. daughter. Lev is, u-17. C'uualaa, liwwuvar, worai prrmltlud to marry according In the following! "Preiia.thel.itrt! oointmmde! Mo., ao ill I the tlauf hleta of eloptieliwl, for Matilnh, Tlreah and Iloglah and jiieu an 1 NmIi, Ilia dauthlera ol .h. heh id, were niarrM to their father'a brailtar'a Jill Nunm a ),t " A alal proriilon li made for girl lmngrop,-rty. If a man died with out a wu hit Inheritance In the coun try paaaiil to lilt ilaugliter an J thee Here tbcu realrlrlol, to marrj Himeooe of their own trlbo aud, lfpoulble,of Ihelrown funil!. Thla piovlalon waa to 1 rerent the poulbll-Ity poulbll-Ity of the property paaalLg tiom on -waawaaiiagaeaeajH Mb to at.ther. What b4 odglnaljy lioea g(r.ea ta a trthe ahould remain there. 'Xene -a allowed to accomu-Lite accomu-Lite wealth by lmpurerlahlng ether Nbmb. M, B, 0. Under certain elrcuuatance a man waa allowed lo giro hi wife a "bill of illrcrre"and nn I her oul of hi houae TliodfvorceJ wife had liberty to take another liturband. Dot If he again be divorced or became a wllow, tho flrat hulauul could not mirry lier again. Deut, If, ., A poeultar prorlalon la made for a w 1 low who had no children "If brethren dwell bfethar, and one of them die an I bare no rhlld, Ihe Wife 6f the dead ahalt not marry a atrangfq hr hnaliand' brother eball a takohf rto wife a Brid Itaball W.Ui.tlbe Dralboru ahall fcue-reed fcue-reed In Ihe naut ofhUbrolberWhlrb a iletd, that hla nam be not put out Of la reel. Ikut , HO. Phoutdthe man refute to comly with thla law, tbo woman waa to bring lilmUforotlral'.lder, anl If lis t-llll nfucd, the waa to"looeebtaahos from on 111 foot and epll In hi face," the greatcat Inault that could be off. red to an Oriental. A man thut treated waa defamed forerer In Itrael. A high prlvat count not marry any but k virgin. Tor thoemwnot tho ennotnUng oil of hit Oml la upon him. I am the ljnl. An 1 he thai take a wlfeln her rlrglnltr.A widow oradlroreed woman, or prorane, or aii harlot, thei ahalt be not Uke but he ahall tike a tlrglnof hla own people to wife. Ur.JI, ll-H 'Ihwai are aome ot the principal lawa relating lo marriage. Tboa rtferrlng lo 1 roerty may now lai briefly oul Unci. The Morale law rccoguhe tlarr aa trortty, aud there nre numrrou. prorl.lon relating tothein. There were two kind of tlarr. Hebrew who bal roinn Into bondage through porer ty, and Ueutllc captured In war, or I ought. The duration of the time of bondage waadlftertnt K Hebrew could not be held more than ttren aeart. "Whtntbou buy a Hebrew aerraht, alxyeara h thall aerre: anl In the aerenth he ahall go out free for nothing. If he cam lu by hlmaelf, he ahall gt out br btinaelfl if he aarre married, then hlawlfobilt go out with him. It hi lua.ler hare glren him a wife, and abe hare born film aou. or daoghtera, the wh and her children ahtll be ber mi.-tir'a,and mi.-tir'a,and bcaball go oul br hlmaelf." rt. ii.i I. Another 1 rorlalonl Ibat U'benthou aead.athhii oul free from thee, thou haU not In him go away eui lyi Thou thall furnl.b him liberally nut of thy dock, en 1 out of ihy iloor and outuf thy wlne-prea.t or Ibat wheie with the lord thy Hot hath bleued Ibe IliOUaliklluK.uiitobliil." Il.ut. I5.IS.1I. ' Dnen.n e. alir- at the l)iil or Iho tilth year n fuee to terelre lila liberl t , lie waa lo be lu bondage for tLs reraaldderorhlii life. The cerimouy by which thla Wai to Ini made known wo a follow. Having arowed that It waa from lilt own froo will, lilt ear waa boml through with ail awl by liU luaatrr III Ibe prraelice of 1114 JudgO. After Hilt', thtniwk.no more year of JublJes for blm. lli.Il.t. A Hebrew who, through orerty bal loioie the tlare of a atranger could be redeemed at any time and could not be helj auy longer than to tho )utr of Jubilee which occurred eriry llrtlelb year. Then ahould Uth ho and hi. wife anl rlilllren 1 relived. re-lived. Iior.SS.M. The roT alarea wrro thoae of heathen urlgln. Iloth Ihy bonl-inen aiel thy laind-nnhla, laind-nnhla, whleh thou eli.lt hare, ahall U eftlie hlaltheu that ara rou 11 1 about yout of th-ln ahall ye buy boud men u 1 bund tnaM. , . they .hall lio your bnnd Ultn fereur. Ur.2MI-l lint tlare ownert were ahnoat com-pilled com-pilled to treat their alarm, whrllitr of Hebrew or fleiitlle urlgln, with kind. neat, fur the a! tee wire by la f empowered (otacape at any time, ll they were opprramd. The following I n moat remirkahlo prorl.lon' "Thou ahalt not deliver unto hi. ma-ter ma-ter tha aervant which 1. e apod from hla mattif unto thee. He .hall dwell with Hire, even unoiigyonlnthitpUce whlth ho ah.ll rhooMi in oue of Ihy gate, wb.rt It llketh him ee.ti Ihon ab.lt not opprew him Deut S3, IS, 10. I or the protection of thl flaw It uaafurthrrordlned that a man who tlructcaalavadeadalioaldbepiinlibiil, and If an ox gored him, the owner of the animal wa. to be lined .; afiekila (aomelhlng like (H) an I the animal be (ait to death 1 1 21,31 If a alare were atruck by hi. muter In turh a way that he Injured III eye or knocked out a tooth, he waa Inatant- ly to eel me Have at liberty, r.x. II, Jo, 57. A gill who tin I been fold bad not the 1 rlvllege of la Ing redeemed at the j 1 ar of Jubilee, tut there were other nay lu which .he could be let at librrlynl any time. She might be re. deemed hy au) one ofher own penile, but ooull not l toll to a gmtlle. If ber owuer refined to let her be re-diemed, re-diemed, he wtt lo HWrale hir without nimey Hy marrlageihocouUaleobe ado Uil lu Ihe family anl any faith, let.mma 011 thu part of her maater or lilt )ua entitled her tolurllberti. Kx 81,7-11. |
