신명기 16:17-20 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9-17

The Feasts of Weeks and of Tabernacles. For the moral improvement of the Hebrews, it was desirable to keep alive among them the recollection of their early history. Prior to the invention of printing, and when written records would be scarce, memory and affection and conscience were impressed by the annual festivals. The Passover commemorated the national birth; the Feast of Tabernacles commemorated the tent life of the desert. The joys of harvest and of vintage were things unknown in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-17

The Feast of Tabernacles, or of Ingathering. "The festival of tabernacles, as originally instituted, presents but little symbolism. Its primary design was to give expression to joy and gratitude in view of the products of the earth, every kind of which had now been gathered; and it was therefore also called the Festival of Ingathering." As the Passover commemorated the first deliverance, so the Feast of Booths would recall the wilderness life. And "nothing was more natural than to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-17

The Feast of Tabernacles-life a tented state. This was the third great festival, and it was after all the harvest and vintage had been gathered home. It was celebrated in the seventh month, from the fifteenth day to the twenty-second. It is also noticeable that it began five days after the great Day of Atonement, which was on the tenth day of this same seventh month. Sin pardoned, and the harvest saved, these were surely twin blessings at which poor sinners might well rejoice. I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:16-17

(Cf. Exodus 23:17 ; Exodus 34:23 .) The law is repeated here with the additional clause, "at the place which the Lord shall choose;" and the words, "not empty," are explained to mean with gifts according to the gift of their hands, according to the blessing of Jehovah their God, which he had given them. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18

Judges and officers. The "officers" ( shoterim , writers) associated with the judges both in the earlier arrangements and in that which was to succeed were secretaries and clerks of court, and acted also as assessors and advisers of the judges. No instruction is given as to the number of judges and officers, or as to the mode of appointing them; nor was this necessary. The former would be determined by the size and population of the place where they were appointed, and the latter would,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Moses had at an earlier period appointed judges to settle disputes among the people, and had given instructions to them for the discharge of their duty ( Exodus 18:1-27 ; Deuteronomy 1:12-18 ). Whilst the people were in the wilderness, united as one body and under the leadership of Moses, this arrangement was sufficient; but a more extended arrangement would be required when they came to be settled in Canaan and dispersed in towns and villages over the whole land. In prospect of this,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-20

(See Homily, De 10:17—11:1, "God no respecter of persons.") read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Impartial judges. We have here the election of judges or magistrates laid down as a duty. In the election they are to secure impartial and incorruptible men. A bribe is not to be thought of by the judges—nor are they to respect persons. And here let us notice— I. THAT ALL JUDGMENT AMONG MEN IS THE FORESHADOWING OF A DIVINE JUDGMENT AT THE LAST . We live under a moral Governor who has not yet delivered final judgment upon his creatures. That final review of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-21

Model judges. I. JUDGES OCCUPY A HIGH AND RESPONSIBLE POSITION . 1. They are necessary. They require to be set up "in all thy gates … throughout thy tribes." 2. They represent God ( Deuteronomy 1:17 ). They are called "gods" ( Psalms 82:1 ). They are clothed with a portion of God's authority ( Romans 13:1 ). 3. They are set to uphold the sacred interests of justice. 4. They may, by wresting judgment, or by hasty and wrong decisions, inflict irremediable... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

The administration of justice. True religion is related to true morality as the parent is related to the child. God cares as much that right dispositions should prevail between man and man as between man and God. By an eternal decree, religion and morality have been conjoined, and no man can put them asunder. He that loves God will love his brother also. I. THE ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IS ENTRUSTED TO IMPERFECT MEN . The laws of the Jews were framed in... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:9-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

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