申命記 17:8-10 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

The priest and the judge. The priests, in association with a judge or judges ( Deuteronomy 19:17 ), constituted a supreme tribunal to which difficult causes were carried, and whose judgment was to be final. The priest had naturally a place in this supreme court: 1. As representing God in the theocracy. 2. As a member of the distinctively learned class of the nation. 3. As one whose special office it was to teach and interpret the Law of God (Le Deuteronomy 10:11 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

The ruling -power of the priests in the Jewish Church. The government among the Israelites was first by an eldership elected on the representative principle. Thus in Genesis 1:7 we find at the funeral of Jacob "all the elders of the land of Egypt." Again, when Moses came from Midian to emancipate his brethren, he was directed to consult "the elders of Israel," who were to go in with him before Pharaoh ( Exodus 3:16 , Exodus 3:18 ). After the Exodus, the priests were appointed as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

High court of appeal. We can imagine a condition of human society in which wrong-doing would at once declare itself by some visible pain or sign. We can imagine a condition of society in which God would himself step forth and punish every offence against truth or virtue. But then, men would lose the benefits of moral training which the present system ensures. This necessity for men to take part in the administration of justice brings large advantage. I. HUMAN INTERESTS OFTEN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:9

Enquire ; what, namely, is "the sentence of judgment;" and this the judge should declare. Sentence of judgment ; literally, word of right , verbum juris , declaration of what was legally right. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:10-12

This sentence, being founded on the Law, the suitors were to accept and implicitly obey. If any through pride or arrogance should refuse to accept the interpretation of the Law given by the priests, or to submit to the sentence pronounced by the judge, he was to be regarded as a rebel against God, and to be put to death, that others might be deterred from the like presumption ( Deuteronomy 13:11 ). The sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall show thee ; rather,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

The cases in question are such as the inferior judges did not feel able to decide satisfactorily, and which accordingly they remitted to their superiors (compare Exodus 18:23-27).The Supreme court Deuteronomy 17:9 is referred to in very general terms as sitting at the sanctuary Deuteronomy 17:8. “The judge” would no doubt usually be a layman, and thus the court would contain both an ecclesiastical and a civil element. Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 19:4-11 organized his judicial system very closely... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:8

Deuteronomy 17:8. If there arise a matter too hard for thee These words are to be considered as addressed to the ordinary judges, or inferior magistrates, who were appointed in every city. Between blood and blood That is, in capital causes, whether a man hath committed wilful or casual murder. Between plea and plea In civil causes, about words or estates, when the question is, whose cause or plea is the better? Between stroke and stroke In criminal causes; in the case of wounds or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:9

Deuteronomy 17:9. Unto the priests That is, unto the great council, which consisted chiefly of the priests and Levites, as being the best expositors of the laws of God, by which all those controversies were to be decided. And the high-priest was commonly one of that number, comprehended here under the priests, whereof he was the chief. By judges, here, seems to be meant those supreme judges of the nation, whom God raised up when the Israelites were oppressed by their enemies, such as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:10-12

Deuteronomy 17:10-12. Thou shalt do according to the sentence He speaks, 1st, To the inferior magistrates, who, in the suits here referred to between man and man, were to give sentence in their lower courts, according to the decision of the great council, or of the supreme judge, and were to take care that that sentence should be carried into execution; and, 2d, To private persons, who, in such cases, are required to acquiesce in the judgment of those whom God had made the supreme... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:1-20

Justice and government (16:18-17:20)A collection of miscellaneous laws deals with a variety of civil and religious matters. The courts had to administer justice impartially (18-20); the worship of Yahweh was not to involve any symbols or sacred objects taken from other religions (21-22); people were not to offer sick or lame animals in sacrifice (17:1); the testimony of at least two witnesses had to be in agreement before an accused person could be punished (2-7); and when local judges found a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:10-12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 17:8-13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:10-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:1-20

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