I understand that the levirate marriage law provided for widows after their husband died by giving them a covering. But some other aspects of the levirate marriage law seem strange to me.
Like the brother's first son with the widow counting as the deceased mans son. I don’t see why someone would want that.
If I died without any children I wouldn’t care if my brother had a son on my behalf. Because my nephew is not actually my son even if he would be legally considered to be descended from me. And if I was a child born in that situation, I don’t think that I would consider my dead uncle to be my father. I would just consider my biological father to be my father.
I am also not sure why it is wrong for a widow to marry into a different family after her husband dies. If the brother of the deceased found a man that wanted to marry the widow, why could that not be a substitute for the brother’s obligation to cover her?
I know that if I had a brother who died I would rather that his widow marry someone who actually wanted to be with her rather than being forced to marry me because of an obligation.
I'm interested in hearing anyone's thoughts on why God made this law.
Like the brother's first son with the widow counting as the deceased mans son. I don’t see why someone would want that.
If I died without any children I wouldn’t care if my brother had a son on my behalf. Because my nephew is not actually my son even if he would be legally considered to be descended from me. And if I was a child born in that situation, I don’t think that I would consider my dead uncle to be my father. I would just consider my biological father to be my father.
I am also not sure why it is wrong for a widow to marry into a different family after her husband dies. If the brother of the deceased found a man that wanted to marry the widow, why could that not be a substitute for the brother’s obligation to cover her?
I know that if I had a brother who died I would rather that his widow marry someone who actually wanted to be with her rather than being forced to marry me because of an obligation.
I'm interested in hearing anyone's thoughts on why God made this law.