申命記 13:7-12 JCB

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:12

Verse 12 12.If thou shalt hear say. If impiety and rebellion should more widely prevail, Moses declares that whole cities, together with their inhabitants, should rather be destroyed, than that so great a crime should remain unpunished. Hence we may better infer how unholy is the tenderness of those who would have no punishment inflicted for the violation of the religion of God. If any sedition may have arisen in an army or nation, and the contagion may have spread through the whole multitude,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

Temptations to depart from God to be resisted at all costs. In the preceding chapter we had directions with regard to the worship of the true God. Here Israel is told what to do in case of temptation arising to worship false gods. The chapter in its entirety deals with this one topic. From it we might open up two main homiletic themes: The second, however, we reserve till we come to Deuteronomy 18:21 . The first, therefore, only, we deal with now. In doing this we must remember that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

Idolatry to be treated as a capital crime. This chapter relates to the Israelites themselves. As the government was a theocracy, idolatry in any form was treason against the Divine King, and justly punishable with death. The previous chapter (verses 29-32) affords timely warning against sinful curiosity about heathen practices; and in this chapter the people are warned against all who would tempt them towards idolatry. The three cases mentioned are worthy of separate study. I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

God's executioners upon idolaters. No respecter of persons is God. The sin of all sins is idolatry, and such overt rebels against the supreme God shall be summarily punished, whether they be Amorites or Hebrews. As a rule, complete retribution is reserved for the future state; the full effect of evil ways is not seen in this life. Yet there are sins so flagrant—so mischievous in their present influence, that God employs his agents, personal or impersonal, to execute his verdicts promptly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:6-11

A second case supposed is that of temptation to apostasy proceeding from some near relative or intimate friend. Not only was this to be resisted, but no consideration of affection or bend of friendship was to be allowed to interfere with the stern sentence which doomed the tempter to death; on the contrary, the person tempted was to be the first to lay hands on the tempter and put him to death. This was to be done by stoning, and the person he had tried to seduce was to cast the first stone. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:6-12

God or our brother. Terribly stern is the duty here laid on the person enticed to idolatry. The law is adapted to an age of stern deeds, and to a people living under a stern dispensation. Yet, reflecting on the nature of the crime, on the constitution of the Jewish state, and on the issues to mankind which hung on the slender thread of this one nation's fidelity, it is difficult to see how it could well have been less stern than it is. Its severity was perhaps its mercy. Note, too, that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:8

Pity, spare, conceal. The accumulation of terms serves to make the injunction more solemn and impressive. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:11

The penalty publicly inflicted, and therefore generally known, would have a deterrent effect on the community, so as to prevent the recurrence of such evil. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:12

Hear in one of thy cities. The Hebrew phrase, "to hear in" ( שָׁמַע בְּ ). has sometimes the meaning of to overhear, as in Genesis 27:5 ; 1 Samuel 17:28 ; Job 15:8 ; sometimes it means simply to hear, as in 2 Samuel 19:36 (35) ; in Job 26:14 , it has the force of to hear of or concerning, though some think this questionable. This latter is apparently the meaning here: If thou hear concerning any of thy cities , etc. Baying. This introduces what is heard. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:12-18

A third ease supposed is that of the inhabitants of a city being seduced by wicked men into idolatry. In this case inquiry was to be made as to the fact; and if it was found to be so, the inhabitants of that city were to be put to the sword, all their property was to be burnt, and the city itself reduced to a heap; so should the anger of the Lord be averted from Israel, and he would do them good. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:12-18

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