Deutéronome 13:7-11 BDS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:6-11

Further provision is made by this branch of the statute against receiving the infection of idolatry from those that are near and dear to us. I. It is the policy of the tempter to send his solicitations by the hand of those whom we love, whom we least suspect of any ill design upon us, and whom we are desirous to please and apt to conform ourselves to. The enticement here is supposed to come from a brother or child that are near by nature, from a wife or friend that are near by choice, and are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:7

Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you ,.... As of the Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, and Phoenicians: nigh unto thee ; as the above were, being on the borders of their land: the Targum of Jonathan interprets this of the idols of the seven nations, that is, of the land of Canaan: or far off from thee ; as the Babylonians, Persians, and others: from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth ; which includes all the idols in the world,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:8

Thou shall not consent unto him ,.... To commit the idolatry enticed unto, or join with him in it: nor hearken to him ; not so much as patiently to hear him, but at once express an abhorrence of and indignation at what he recommends: neither shall thine eye pity him ; pitied he might be for his ignorance, stupidity, and wickedness, and on account of the miserable estate and condition he was in, and of those dreadful consequences which would follow upon it, if not converted from it;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:9

But thou shalt surely kill him ,.... Not privately and secretly, when and where he entices, nor the enticed himself by his own authority, but after being examined, judged, and condemned by the civil magistrate; and none might judge a false prophet but the sanhedrim at Jerusalem, the sanhedrim of seventy one F13 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 1. sect. 7. ; see Luke 13:33 , but the difficulty is how such an one could be convicted, since the affair was transacted secretly, Deuteronomy 13:6 and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:10

And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die ,.... It was not sufficient to answer the end of the law to cast a few stones at him, but he was to be stoned to death: because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God ; to compel by force of argument, or the dint of persuasion, to relinquish the profession of the true God, faith in him, and the worship of him: which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage ; which aggravated the sin of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:11

And all Israel shall hear, and fear ,.... Shall hear of the death the enticer was put unto, and shall fear to act such a part he did, and be upon their guard against any such person, and be cautious that they are not drawn into sin by him: and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you ; either to entice unto idolatry or commit it; which is a piece of wickedness against the first table of the law, and a very heinous one, and exceeding offensive and provoking to God, being... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:7

Verse 7 7Namely, of the gods of the people. The sum of the matter is to this effect, that we should so acquiesce in the known truth, as that our ears may be closed to all the falsehoods by which it is opposed. Men’s neighborhood to each other commonly produces, by their intercommunication, a conformity of habits. Thus errors pass from one to the other; (60) and since we are generally prone to evil, the worse pervert the better. Since, then, the people of Israel were everywhere surrounded by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:9

Verse 9 9But thou shalt surely kill him. He would not that every one should privately execute vengeance without a public trial; but he referred to the ordinary custom, that the witnesses should throw the first stone at condemned criminals, as we shall see elsewhere. For it was an admirable provision, that God would have those who had denounced the crime, to be the executors of its punishment, in order that they should be more cautious and moderate in giving their testimony. The reason, which is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

Temptations to depart from God to be resisted at all costs. In the preceding chapter we had directions with regard to the worship of the true God. Here Israel is told what to do in case of temptation arising to worship false gods. The chapter in its entirety deals with this one topic. From it we might open up two main homiletic themes: The second, however, we reserve till we come to Deuteronomy 18:21 . The first, therefore, only, we deal with now. In doing this we must remember that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

Idolatry to be treated as a capital crime. This chapter relates to the Israelites themselves. As the government was a theocracy, idolatry in any form was treason against the Divine King, and justly punishable with death. The previous chapter (verses 29-32) affords timely warning against sinful curiosity about heathen practices; and in this chapter the people are warned against all who would tempt them towards idolatry. The three cases mentioned are worthy of separate study. I. THE ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:6-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 13:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:1-18

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