Deuteronomy 14:21 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:1-21

Moses here tells the people of Israel, I. How God had dignified them, as a peculiar people, with three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual blessings in heavenly things with which God has in Christ blessed us. 1. Here is election: The Lord hath chosen thee, Deut. 14:2. Not for their own merit, nor for any good works foreseen, but because he would magnify the riches of his power and grace among them. He did not choose them because they were by their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:21

Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself ,.... This law is repeated from Leviticus 17:15 ; see Gill on Leviticus 17:15 , thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it ; not to the proselyte of righteousness, for he might not eat of it any more than an Israelite, and if he did, he was obliged to wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and was unclean until the evening, as in Leviticus 17:15 but to a proselyte of the gate, who took upon... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 14:21

Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk - Mr. Calmet thinks that this precept refers to the paschal lamb only, which was not to be offered to God till it was weaned from its mother; but see the note on Exodus 23:19 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 14:21

Verse 21 Deuteronomy 14:21.Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself. The eating of any carcase, or of flesh torn by wild beasts, is reckoned among the causes of defilement; but we must understand it to be the carcase of an animal which has died of hunger or disease, for, from the nature of its death, it contracted impurity, although in itself it were otherwise pure. The end of the precept is gathered from the reason which is immediately subjoined, “for thou art a holy people unto the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:1-21

EXPOSITION HEATHEN CUSTOMS OF MOURNING TO BE AVOIDED . NO ABOMINABLE THING TO BE EATEN . MEATS CLEAN AND UNCLEAN . TITHES . Israel, as the people of God, chosen by him to be his children by adoption, must not only abstain from idolatry, but also avoid all heathenish usages and practices, such as those connected with mourning for the dead, and those pertaining to the use of food. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:3-21

Clean and unclean. The distinction of clean and unclean appears to have rested— I. ON NATURAL GROUNDS . It is based to some extent on natural preferences and repugnances—an index, often, to deeper correlations. We instinctively recognize certain creatures to be unfit for food. The Law of Moses drew the line practically where men's unguided instincts have always drawn it. A lesson of respect for natural order . In diet, as in higher matters, we do well to follow Nature's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:3-21

Discrimination in meats. The prohibition of some kinds of food proceeds upon the principle that it is not wise to gratify every appetite. There must be denial somewhere. If every desire and lust of the body be indulged, injury will ensue to the nobler capacities of the soul. Pruning of the wild growths of carnal desire is essential to real fruitfulness. Divine restraints are acts of genuine kindness. Discrimination in animal food was based on true wisdom. I. BECAUSE IT WAS A ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:21

(Cf. Le Deuteronomy 17:15 ; Exodus 23:19 ; Exodus 34:26 .) The stranger that is in thy gates. "The uncircumcised stranger that is in thy cities ' (Targum), i . e . "a heathen who takes upon him that he will serve no idol, with the residue of the commandments which were commanded to the sons of Noah, but is not circumcised nor baptized (Maimonides, 'Issure Biah,' Deuteronomy 14:1-29 . § 7)" (Ainsworth). Alien; a foreigner, one not resident in the land of Israel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:21

Seething a kid in its mother's milk. This precept, several times repeated in the Law ( Exodus 23:16 ; Exodus 34:25 ), may be connected with magical superstitions, but it is equally probable that the act was condemned as an outrage on the connection naturally subsisting between parent and offspring. It is thus related to the commands forbidding the killing of a cow and a calf on the same day (Le Deuteronomy 22:28 ), or the taking a bird with its young ( Deuteronomy 22:6 ), and to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 14:3-21

Compare Leviticus 11:0. The variations here, whether omissions or additions, are probably to be explained by the time and circumstances of the speaker.Deuteronomy 14:5The “pygarg” is a species of gazelle, and the “wild ox” and “chamois” are swift types of antelope.Deuteronomy 14:21The prohibition is repeated from Leviticus 22:8. The directions as to the disposal of the carcass are unique to Deuteronomy, and their motive is clear. To have forbidden the people either themselves to eat that which... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:1-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 14:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 14:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:3-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:3-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 14:3-21

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