Exodus 22:29-31 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:21-29

Jehovah's proteges and representatives. I. JEHOVAH 'S PROTEGES ( Exodus 22:21-28 ). These are the stranger, the fatherless, the widow, and the poor generally—all of whom the Israelites are forbidden to "afflict." The ground of Jehovah's interest in them is his own character—"for I am gracious" ( Exodus 22:27 ). In him, however little they may sometimes think of it or feel it, they have a constant Friend, a great invisible Protector. They are (in the sense of Roman law)... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:29-30

Law concerning first-fruits . God required as first-fruits from his people, 1 . The first-born of their children; 2 . The firstborn of all their cattle; and 3 . The first of all the produce of their lands, whether wet or dry; wine, oil, grain of all kinds, and fruits. The first-born of their children were to be redeemed by a money payment ( Exodus 13:13 ; Numbers 3:46-48 ); but the rest was to be offered in sacrifice. The phrase, "thou shalt not delay ," implies that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:29-31

Jehovah's dues. These, as part of the law's righteousness, are to be faithfully rendered. Let us not forget, when reflecting on what is due from man to man, to reflect also on what is due from man to God. When inwardly boasting of conscientiousness in rendering to every man his own, let us ask if we have been equally scrupulous in the discharge of our obligations to our Maker. In all spheres of life God claims of our first and best (see on Exodus 13:2 , Exodus 13:12 ). God's highest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:30

Seven days it shall be with its dam . See Le Exodus 22:27 . The main object is that the darn may have during that time the natural relief derivable from suckling its off-spring. On the eighth day thou shalt give it me . Some analogy may be traced between this proviso and the law of circumcision. Birth was viewed as an unclean process, and nothing was fit for presentation to God excepting after an interval. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:31

And ye shall be holy men unto me . Ye shall not be as other men, but "an holy nation, a peculiar people;" and therefore your separateness shall be marked by all manner of laws and regulations with respect to meats and drinks, designed to keep you free from every uncleanness. One such law then follows— Law against eating the flesh of an animal killed by another . The blood of such an animal would not be properly drained from it. Some would remain in the tissues, and thence the antrum... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 22:29-30

The offering of firstfruits appears to have been a custom of primitive antiquity and was connected with the earliest acts of sacrifice. See Genesis 4:3-4. The references to it here and in Exodus 23:19 had probably been handed down from patriarchal times. The specific law relating to the firstborn of living creatures was brought out in a strong light in connection with the deliverance from Egypt Exodus 13:2, Exodus 13:12-13; compare Exodus 23:19; Leviticus 22:27; Deuteronomy 26:2-11; Nehemiah... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 22:31

The sanctification of the nation was emphatically symbolized by strictness of diet as regards both the kind of animal, and the mode of slaughtering. See Leviticus 11:0; Leviticus 17:0. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 22:29

Exodus 22:29. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me And much more reason have we to give ourselves and all we have to God, who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all. The first ripe of their corn they must not delay to offer; there is danger if we delay our duty, lest we wholly omit it; and by slipping the first opportunity in expectation of another, we suffer Satan to cheat us of all our time. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 22:31

Exodus 22:31. Ye shall be holy unto me And one mark of that honourable distinction is appointed in their diet, which was, that they should not eat any flesh that was torn of beasts Both because the blood was not duly taken out of it, and because the clean beast was ceremonially defiled by the touch of the unclean. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 22:18-31

Miscellaneous matters (22:18-23:19)Israelite law prohibited pagan customs and religious practices that threatened the nation’s spiritual life. The penalty for such offences was usually death (18-20). The Israelite people were to remember their own bitter experiences in Egypt and show mercy to the disadvantaged. The law against charging interest on a loan was designed to encourage the rich to help the poor instead of exploiting them (21-27). (For the contrast between lending that is greedy... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:21-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:29-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:29-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 22:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 22:29-30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 22:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 22:29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 22:31

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 22:18-31

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