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G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 25:1-19

This chapter is a continuation of the two previous ones in giving varied instructions. Punishments were to be righteously administered and were never to be excessive. It is interesting to notice what excessive punishment is to the mind of God. It is anything which makes our brother appear vile in our sight. Perhaps no word of these varied instructions reveals more clearly than this the divine sense of the rights of personality. The next word was concerned with the wrong of muzzling the ox... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 25:4-16

Regulations Concerning Fair Treatment To Another Party (Deuteronomy 25:4-16 ). The principle in these regulations is that of fair and just treatment towards other parties. The ox who treads out the grain must be treated fairly and be given seed (grain) (Deuteronomy 25:4), a deceased brother must be treated fairly and be given seed (children) (Deuteronomy 25:5-10), a combatant must be treated fairly and his seed producing capability not be attacked (Deuteronomy 25:11-12), a purchaser must be... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 25:1-19

Deuteronomy 25:1-Leviticus :. Another of Dt.’ s humanitarian laws. Punishment by the bastinado among the ancient Hebrews and Egyptians was common (see Wilkinson- Birch, Ancient Egyptians, i. pp. 305, 308). The present writer saw it in Egypt in 1888; see Exodus 21:20 (showing that a slave was sometimes beaten to death), Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 19:29. Deuteronomy 25:3 . The forty stripes became thirty- nine ( 2 Corinthians 11:24) in later times to prevent the proper number from being... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 25:7

To raise up unto his brother a name; to revive his brother’s name and memory. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 25:8

Speak unto him, to convince him of the duty, and persuade him to it. If he stand to it; if he obstinately refuse it. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 25:9

Loose his shoe; partly as a sign of his resignation of all his right to the woman, and to her husband’s inheritance; for as the shoe was a sign of one’s power and right, Psalms 60:8; Psalms 108:9; so the parting with the shoe was a token of the alienation of such right, and that he would not, and henceforth might not, enter upon his brother’s land; and partly as a note of infamy, to signify that by this unnatural and disingenuous action he was unworthy to be amongst free-men, and fit to be... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 25:10

i.e. His person, names being oft put for persons, and his posterity also. So it was a lasting blot. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:1-19

Critical Notes.—Corporal punishment. Controv., dispute arising from inflicted injury. Justify pronounce just, Exodus 23:7; Proverbs 17:15.Deuteronomy 25:2. Lie down. “Precisely the same as the Egyptian bastinado, which was applied to the bared back of the culprit, who was stretched flat on the ground, his hands and feet being held by attendants” (Jam). The law of Moses introduced two restrictions, the infliction of punishment In presence of the judge and the limit to 40 stripes. If a criminal... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:1-19

Chapter 25Now in Chapter twenty-five, he continues these interesting kinds of regulations.If two men have a controversy between themselves, then they come to the judges; and let the judges justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. And if it comes to pass, that the wicked man is worthy to be beaten, then you are to lay upon him not more than forty stripes, [forty stripes is the limit] ( Deuteronomy 25:1-3 ):Now forty is the number of judgment and they weren't to lay upon them more than... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

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

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