申命記 25:7-10 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-12

Here is, I. The law settled concerning the marrying of the brother's widow. It appears from the story of Judah's family that this had been an ancient usage (Gen. 38:8), for the keeping up of distinct families. The case put is a case that often happens, of a man's dying without issue, it may be in the prime of his time, soon after his marriage, and while his brethren were yet so young as to be unmarried. Now in this case, 1. The widow was not to marry again into any other family, unless all the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:7

And the man like not to take his brother's wife ,.... The provision here made by this law, when this was the case, is such as did not take place before it became a law; for then Onan would have taken the advantage of it, and refused marrying his brother's wife, which it is plain was not agreeable to him, Genesis 38:9 ; as many do now on one account or another. Leo of Modena F12 Ut supra, sect. 3. (Leo Modena's History of Rites, &c.; l. 1 sect. 3.) says,"it was anciently accounted... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:8

Then the elders of his city shall call him ,.... Require him to come, before them, and declare his resolution, and the reasons for it; recite this law to him, and explain the nature of it, and exhort him to comply with it, or show reason why he does not, at least to have his final resolution upon it: and speak unto him ; talk with him upon this subject, and give him their best advice; and what that was Maimonides F15 Yebum Vechalitzab, c. 4. sect. 1. more particularly informs us;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:9

Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders ,.... The time and place being appointed the evening before by three Rabbins, and two witnesses, as Leo of Modena says F16 Ut supra, sect. 4. (Leo Modena's Hostory of Rites, &c.; l. 1. sect. 4.) ; of which she was apprized, and ordered to come tasting: and loose his shoe from off his foot ; his right foot, which was thus done;"they bring him a leather shoe, which has a heel, but not sewed with linen... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:10

And his name shall be called in Israel ,.... Not his particular and personal name, but his family; for it seems that not only a mark of infamy was set upon him for refusing to marry his brother's widow, but upon his family also: the house of him that hath his shoe loosed ; which, as Leo of Modena says F19 History, ut supra, sect. 5. (Leo Modena's History of Rites, &c.; l. 1. sect. 5.) , was repeated by her three times; and at every time the people with a loud voice answer and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 25:9

And loose his shoe - It is difficult to find the reason of these ceremonies of degradation. Perhaps the shoe was the emblem of power; and by stripping it off, deprivation of that power and authority was represented. Spitting in the face was a mark of the utmost ignominy; but the Jews, who are legitimate judges in this case, say that the spitting was not in his face, but before his face on the ground. And this is the way in which the Asiatics express their detestation of a person to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

Levirate marriages . If a man who was married died without issue, his surviving brother was required to marry the widow, so as to raise up a successor to the deceased, who should be his heir. The brother who refused this duty must be publicly disgraced. The design of this institution—which was not originated by Moses, but came down from early times ( Genesis 38:8 ), and is to be found amongst ether nations than the Jews, and that even in the present day—was to preserve a family from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

Family honor to be maintained. This law supposes a state of society and a kind of public opinion which does not now exist, and in detail it is therefore obsolete. But the principle it involves is clear, viz. that in married life the honor of the family on both sides is an object of mutual interest and concern, not only during the events of life, but also in case of arrangements at and after death. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

The levitate law. At the root of this law, which obtained widely in the East, we find ideas and feelings such as these— I. RESPECT FOR THE HONOR OF THE FAMILY . In the East, as is well known, childlessness is reckoned a calamity, almost a disgrace. Hence, as well as for other reasons, the severity of the law in Deuteronomy 25:11 . Hence also this custom of marrying a brother's widow, in order to raise up seed to the brother. The motive is plainly to avert disgrace from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

The rights of the firstborn. We have already observed that the firstborn had a right to a double share of the family inheritance ( Deuteronomy 21:17 ). We have before us another of his rights—a seed was to be raised up unto him by his younger brothers, that his name should not be put out in Israel. In a peasant proprietary such as existed in Palestine, we can easily understand the importance of such a regulation. It was, moreover, esteemed a most disgraceful act to refuse to raise up... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 25:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 25:5-10

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