Deut 24:5 “When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken."
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It would have been nice if I'd had a year of married life before going to war. We had about 9 months and during that time, moved three times and discovered we were going to have a baby when I returned. There was quite a bit of stress. Practically speaking, God is looking out for marriage. In the table of priorities in this specific context, measuring family versus country, God clearly places family at the top.
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How should a young married person determine his or her priorities when torn between family and country, or more generally, family and a larger mission? This is an open question which I have wrestled with quite a bit in the last 6 years. I would welcome the opinion of others. Jesus obviously dealt with the same challenges and at certain points chose one or the other depending on timing and context.
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