John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:18
Deu 25:18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, [even] all [that were] feeble behind thee, when thou [wast] faint and weary; and he feared not God. Ver. 18. How he met thee by the way. ] Not with bread and water, but with fire and sword. See Exodus 17:8 . And he feared not God. ] Who had so powerfully brought his Israel out of Egypt. See Job 6:14 Genesis 20:11 . See Trapp on " Job 6:14 " See Trapp on " Gen 20:11 " read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 25:1-19
Deuteronomy 25:5 . If brethren dwell together. Not in the same house, but near each other on the ancient lot of land which the family possessed; for Moses often speaks as though the people were already fixed in the promised land. Deuteronomy 25:7 . If a man like not to take his brother’s wife. With regard to loosing the shoe, the Turks in divorce, allow a woman to turn up her slipper in presence of the court, a silent intimation that her husband has separated himself from her society.... read more