What does this passage mean to you?

Question

Deuteronomy 22:13
'If a man marries a woman and has sex with her
and then turns on her and publicly accuses her, saying, "I married this woman, and when I had sex with her, I found no evidence of virginity,"...the girl's father and mother must take the evidence of her viginity and show it to the elders of the town, saying, "Here is the evidence of my daughter's virginity."'The elders will then have the man arrested and flogged, and fine him 100 silver pieces, giving this money to the girl's father.' 'The woman will remain the man's wife as long as he lives, and he may not divorce her.


'But if the accusation is true and no evidence of the woman's virginity is shown, the woman must be taken to the door of her fathers house and stoned to death by the men of the town.'

Answer 1

LOL---there wouldn't be many women left on the planet if they were stoned to death for not being a virgin on their wedding night!!!---

Answer 2

This question is from the old testiment written to govern the people at that time, you will find more passages like this in the lavitical laws.

The main reason for this is that most marrages were arranged at that time, therefore, it was important that the woman remain a virgin because the husband also paid a sum for her with silver to the father.

If she was not a virgin, the husband did not get what he paid for. Therefore the father of the wife is therefore accountable to theft and or fraud.

Answer 3

It only borders down to the sin of lying. The message would only mean to me as to be honest and truthful to everything you do and say.