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Deuteronomy 25:1-19
The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-19
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Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Deuteronomy 25:1-3 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryEvery punishment should be with solemnity, that those who see it may be filled with dread, and be warned not to offend in like manner. And though the criminals must be shamed as well as put to pain, for their warning an…Stripes Not to Exceed Forty. (b. c. 1451.)Deuteronomy 25:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSTRIPES NOT TO EXCEED FORTY. (B. C. 1451.) Here is, I. A direction to the judges in scourging malefactors, Deuteronomy 25:1-3. 1. It is here supposed that, if a man be charged with a crime, the accuser and the accused (…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Deuteronomy 25:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe first and second verses should be read as one sentence, of which the protasis is in Deuteronomy 25:1 and the apodosis in Deuteronomy 25:2, thus: If there be a strife between men, and they come to judgment, and they…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Deuteronomy 25:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryHumanity to be respected in judicial inflictions. This passage is an interesting illustration of the restraints which the Law of Moses puts on the Hebrews, as to the semi-barbarous customs of other nations. It is well k…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Deuteronomy 25:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe bastinado. Professor W. R. Smith regards this law of stripes as indicating a late date for Deuteronomy. He argues from the customs of the free Bedouins. But it is perilous to reason from the customs of the Bedouins…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Deuteronomy 25:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryEarthly magistracy an argument for the heavenly. It is not conceivable that God should have taken such pains, through Moses, to secure pure administration of justice in earthly courts, unless he had established a like c…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Every punishment should be with solemnity, that those who see it may be filled with dread, and be warned not to offend in like manner. And though the criminals must be shamed as well as put to pain, for their warning an…Matthew HenrycommentaryStripes Not to Exceed Forty. (b. c. 1451.)STRIPES NOT TO EXCEED FORTY. (B. C. 1451.) Here is, I. A direction to the judges in scourging malefactors, Deuteronomy 25:1-3. 1. It is here supposed that, if a man be charged with a crime, the accuser and the accused (…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Earthly magistracy an argument for the heavenly. It is not conceivable that God should have taken such pains, through Moses, to secure pure administration of justice in earthly courts, unless he had established a like c…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3The bastinado. Professor W. R. Smith regards this law of stripes as indicating a late date for Deuteronomy. He argues from the customs of the free Bedouins. But it is perilous to reason from the customs of the Bedouins…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3The first and second verses should be read as one sentence, of which the protasis is in Deuteronomy 25:1 and the apodosis in Deuteronomy 25:2, thus: If there be a strife between men, and they come to judgment, and they…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Humanity to be respected in judicial inflictions. This passage is an interesting illustration of the restraints which the Law of Moses puts on the Hebrews, as to the semi-barbarous customs of other nations. It is well k…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:1-3Corporal punishment. We have here directions given for the punishment of criminals. As the Hebrews had no gaol system, a properly graduated corporal punishment supplied most effectively its place. Moses here directs the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Deuteronomy 25:4This is a charge to husbandmen. It teaches us to make much of the animals that serve us. But we must learn, not only to be just, but kind to all who are employed for the good of our better part, our souls, 1Co 9:9.Matthew Henry