The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:16
Hear between your brethren , i . e . hear impartially both parties, and judge righteously between man and man , whether both parties are Israelites, or one of the parties a stranger. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:16-17
In installing the judges, Moses solemnly charged them to deal impartially, fairly, and equitably with those who might come before them. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:16-17
Judging. The rules here laid down, while primarily applicable in the administration of law, are, in their spirit and for the most part in their letter, equally fitted to snide our private judgments. A proneness to judge is condemned by Christ ( Matthew 7:1 ); but his rebuke of the censorious spirit is not to be read as forbidding the framing of such judgments upon the character, actions, and pretensions of others as the circumstances of our position may render necessary. We are called... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons ; literally, look at or regard aces , i . e . ye shall not deal partially, favoring the one party rather than the other (comp. Exodus 23:2 , Exodus 23:3 ; Le Exodus 19:15 ); the small as well as the great were to be heard, and neither for favor nor from fear were they to pervert justice. The judgment is God's ; i . e . appointed by God and administered in his name, the judge acting for God and by his authority, and being answerable to him.... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:16
Deuteronomy 1:16. The stranger That converseth or dealeth with him. To such God would have justice equally administered as to his own people, partly for the honour of religion, and partly for the interest which every man hath in matters of common right. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:17
Deuteronomy 1:17. Respect persons Hebrew, not know, or acknowledge faces; that is, not give sentence according to the outward qualities of the person, as he is poor or rich, your friend or enemy, but purely according to the merit of the cause. For which reason some of the Grecian lawgivers ordered that the judges should give sentence in the dark, where they could not see men’s faces. The judgment is God’s It is passed in the name of God, and by commission from him, by you, as... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:18
Deuteronomy 1:18. I commanded you, &c. I instructed you in your duty, by delivering to you, and especially to your judges, the laws, statutes, and judgments revealed unto me by the Lord in Horeb. read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-46
1:1-4:43 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONIn style similar to that of ancient treaty documents, Deuteronomy opens by recounting all that Yahweh, Israel’s covenant God, has done for his people. It reminds them of his gracious acts on their behalf and calls from them a fitting response of covenant loyalty. The section summarizes events recorded in greater detail in Numbers 10:11-32:42.From Sinai to Kadesh (1:1-46)It was only eleven days’ journey from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, and about the same from... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 1:17
respect = recognise. persons. Hebrew faces. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6 , put for persons. Compare Leviticus 19:15 . judgment. Hebrew the judgment: i.e. suited to each case. Compare Exodus 18:26 . is God's = it [is] God's. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:9-18
The blessing of good government. I. A WISE MAN DISAVOWS ABSOLUTE MONARCHY . Legislation, the most difficult department of government, had been furnished for Israel by the Supreme Mind of the universe; yet Moses found the task of administration too much for a single arm. The aim of every ruler ought to be, not personal power, but universal service—the greatest good of the greatest number. No wise man will expose himself to the tremendous temptation of personal aggrandizement.... read more