Deuteronomy 22: Because I Said So

There are many commands in the Bible that do not have an explanation from God. He simply says to “do” or not to “do” a certain thing. This reading has a number of them. It seems to me that something to learn from this (beyond obeying!) is that those who are in positions of authority have the right to tell us what to “do” or not “do” simply “because I said so.” Let us learn to honor the authority that others have over us by doing what we are supposed to—even when we do not have an explanation.