What is behind Biblical commandments?

Be responsible.

Welcome to the Daily Bible Chapter. My name is James Leroy Wilson and I invite you to join me as I attempt to read the Bible with fresh eyes, as if I don’t know anything about it, and without consulting experts on what it “really” means.. Let’s see where this takes us!

Deuteronomy 22

I’m reading Young’s Literal Translation (YLT) and the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV).

Verses 1–4: Further examples of what you’d want to be done if you lose something. Those who see it will take care of it. This is akin to “love your neighbor as yourself” or “do unto others as you’d have done unto you.”

Verse 5: In my view, the “Lord your God” is your own highest level of consciousness. The command against wearing opposite-sex clothing is a metaphor: do not do what goes against your own nature.

Verses 6–7: Do not destroy the very thing that provides abundance for you.

Verse 8: Use common sense in consideration of your own safety and of others.

Verses 9–11: These verses suggest that we should let the nature of things just be. There’s no need to experiment or improve things.

Verse 12: Do not chase after the latest fashion. It scatters your attention away from what you…