It is always worthwhile to read the sections before and after a quote in the Bible.
Deuteronomy 22:20 is a part of a long list of laws concerning marriage and there are some very severe punishments for violating those rules. Our current society brushes many of these violations off.
Why would the punishments be so severe? Because 4,000 years ago there were no antibiotics and no birth control. If a woman was not a virgin one would not know if she had std or not which could leave the sterile or which be passed on to the husband. Not good.
I suspect that stds were a real problem at that time.
There is also the question concerning whether that child that they just had was actually his or not. Inheritance laws were pretty tough in those days and a woman who was promiscuous was not wanted as the potential complications would be difficult.
I’m 66 and my dating life started before the pill and all guys were scared to death of getting a girl pregnant and being married at 17.
We are looking at ancient social laws with modern sensibilities and we frequently draw the wrong conclusions.
I can understand part of that... but stoning your own daughter to death... how is that any better than what the muzzie do??? its the same as far as I can see. They use the same justifications...
Vice-versa for WOMEN. No “antibiotics” for them to heal the
results of a promiscuous husband either.