Chumash Classes: Shoftim, Part 2
The Torah commands us to appoint righteous judges and that they should pursue justice. Next a warning not to plant an Asherah tree. though it may look like any other tree it is an idol, and a unscrupulous judge is compared to an Asherah tree. (Ch. 16 verses 20 - 22)
| Related Text: | Tanakh - The Hebrew Bible - Devarim (Deuteronomy): Devarim - Deuteronomy - Chapter 16 (Parshah Re'eh and Shoftim) |
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