Scripture Post #1,881: *OLD LAW ON FORNICATION*

 

Exodus 22:

16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 

17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 

Sex is for marriage. In ancient law it was a requirement for those involved in pre-marital sex to become married. If the two involved in the fornication didn’t marry, it was *only* because of the women’s covering, her father, that stopped it from happening. 

Originally Published: Mon. 11 • 6 • 17