出埃及記 23:10-12 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 23:10-19

Here is, I. The institution of the sabbatical year, Exod. 23:10, 11. Every seventh year the land was to rest; they must not plough nor sow it at the beginning of the year, and then they could not expect any great harvest at the end of the year: but what the earth did produce of itself should be eaten from hand to mouth, and not laid up. Now this was designed, 1. To show what a plentiful land that was into which God was bringing them?that so numerous a people could have rich maintenance out of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 23:10

And six years thou shall sow thy land , The land of Canaan, given to their ancestors and to them, and which they were now going to inherit; and when they came into it they were to plant it with vines and olives; or rather, these being ready planted, they were to prune and dress them; and they were to till their land, and plough it, and sow it with various sorts of grain, for six years running, from the time of their possession of it: and shall gather in the fruits thereof ; corn and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 23:11

But the seventh year thou shall let it rest, and lie still ,.... From tillage, and make its fruits common, as the Targum of Jonathan; the note of Jarchi is, "let it rest", from perfect tillage, as ploughing and sowing; "and lie still", from dunging and harrowing, or weeding: this law was intended to show that God was the original proprietor and owner of this land, and that the Israelites held it under him; and to teach them to depend upon and trust in his providence; as well as that there... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 23:12

Six days thou shalt do thy work ,.... That is, they might do what work they would on the six days of the week: and on the seventh day thou shall rest ; from all the work and labour done on other days, and give up themselves to religious exercises: that thine ox and thine ass may rest ; and so every other beast, as horses, camels, &c.; and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed ; the former, the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi, interprets, of one... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:11

The seventh year thou shalt let it rest - As, every seventh day was a Sabbath day, so every seventh year was to be a Sabbath year. The reasons for this ordinance Calmet gives thus: - " To maintain as far as possible an equality of condition among the people, in setting the slaves at liberty, and in permitting all, as children of one family, to have the free and indiscriminate use of whatever the earth produced. " To inspire the people with sentiments of humanity, by making it their duty... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:12

Six days thou shalt do thy work - Though they were thus bound to keep the sabbatical year, yet they must not neglect the seventh day's rest or weekly Sabbath; for that was of perpetual obligation, and was paramount to all others. That the sanctification of the Sabbath was of great consequence in the sight of God, we may learn from the various repetitions of this law; and we may observe that it has still for its object, not only the benefit of the soul, but the health and comfort of the body... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:10

Verse 10 10.And six years shalt thou sow. Another Sabbatical institution (Sabbathismus) follows, viz., that of years, in reference to the cultivation of the land; for as men and cattle rested on every seventh day, so God prescribed that the earth should rest on the seventh year. According to the fertility or barrenness of the soil, fields are fallowed every third or fourth year, lest they should become altogether unproductive through exhaustion. Indeed a soil can hardly be found of such... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:12

Verse 12 12.Six days thou shalt do thy work. In this passage the incidental use of the Sabbath is again referred to, although it is no inherent part of its original institution, viz., that by its means the family also and the cattle shall be benefited. There is no impropriety in reckoning this amongst the other blessings which enhance the value of the Sabbath, although it is a portion of the Second Table. And we know that this rude people required to be attracted by every possible means to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 23:1-10

Doing justice and loving mercy. In pursuance of its great requirement of love to one's neighbour, the law next prohibits the raising of a false report, the bearing of false witness in a court of justice, and the wresting of judgment. Recognising however, that "out of the heart proceed evil thoughts , murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness , blasphemies" ( Matthew 15:19 ), the taw, in addition to forbidding the outward acts, is at pains to warn against the motives... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 23:1-19

THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT .— Continued . MISCELLANEOUS LAWS — continued . The same want of logical arrangement appears in this chapter as in the preceding one. The first nine verses contain some twelve laws, of which not more than two that are consecutive can be said to be on the same subject. There is perhaps in the section a predominant idea of warning against sins and errors connected with the trial of causes before a court, but Exodus 23:4 and Exodus 23:5 , at... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 23:10-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 23:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 23:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 23:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 23:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 23:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 23:1-19

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