E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 13:8
eye. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia, App-6 . read more
申命記 13:5-10 Jcb
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:6
"If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee, secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; of the gods of the people that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; thou shalt not consent unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare,... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 13:5
Ver. 5. Because he hath spoken to turn you away— Margin, spoken revolt against the Lord; in which words we read the reason of the law. The crime of the false prophet was a crime of lese majeste and high treason: in preaching apostacy, he preached revolt; and that which makes his crime most odious is, that, to favour idolatry, he calls himself the messenger of God; and, under the sanction of this title, solicits the Israelites to renounce their obedience to the Lord. Nothing could be more... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 13:6
Ver. 6. If thy brother, &c.— To convince them of the high duty they owed to God, and to shew them that this law ought to be executed in its utmost rigour against a sin which struck at the very foundation of their religion and government, Moses puts the case in the strongest manner; that if the nearest and dearest relation and friend should entice a man to the worship of false gods, he was to have no mercy upon the enticer, but was to put him to death, ver. 9. The reason of the thing,... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 13:9
Ver. 9. Thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death— The person was to be stoned, and the accuser was to throw the first stone at him, together with the witnesses; see chap. Deuteronomy 17:7. To this our Saviour alludes, John 8:7. This law at first sight may appear too great a trial to humanity; but it is no more than requiring a compliance with that plain principle of morality, that we are to sacrifice all private considerations to the good of the public: as well as with that first... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 13:6
6. If thy brother . . . entice thee secretly—This term being applied very loosely in all Eastern countries (Genesis 20:13), other expressions are added to intimate that no degree of kindred, however intimate, should be allowed to screen an enticer to idolatry, to conceal his crime, or protect his person. Piety and duty must overcome affection or compassion, and an accusation must be lodged before a magistrate. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 13:9
9. thou shalt surely kill him—not hastily, or in a private manner, but after trial and conviction; and his relative, as informer, was to cast the first stone (see on :-; :-). It is manifest that what was done in secret could not be legally proved by a single informer; and hence Jewish writers say that spies were set in some private part of the house, to hear the conversation and watch the conduct of a person suspected of idolatrous tendencies. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 13:6-11
The relative or friend 13:6-11It was not just religious leaders who suffered for this crime. The authorities were to execute any Israelite who sought to lead others into idolatry. Moses set forth the deterrent value of capital punishment as a reason for its practice (Deuteronomy 13:11; cf. Deuteronomy 17:13). In modern times advocates of the abolition of capital punishment have argued that this practice does not deter crime, but the scriptural testimony is that it does. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:1-18
Warnings against Temptations to IdolatryThe people are warned against three possible sources of temptation to idolatry, viz. the false prophet (Deuteronomy 13:1-5), an erring member of the family (Deuteronomy 13:6-11), and an apostate city (Deuteronomy 13:12-18). In each case the tempter or tempters must he put to death without mercy.2. A sign or a wonder is not enough to establish the credentials of a prophet. If he seeks to turn the people from the worship of Jehovah, he confesses himself... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 13:6
own soul = own self. Hebrew. nephesh , Hebrew. nephesh . App-13 . entice . . . secretly. Both (Hebrew) words used here. read more