Deuteronomy 23:23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:15-25

Orders are here given about five several things which have no relation one to another:? I. The land of Israel is here made a sanctuary, or city of refuge, for servants that were wronged and abused by their masters, and fled thither for shelter from the neighbouring countries, Deut. 23:15, 16. We cannot suppose that they were hereby obliged to give entertainment to all the unprincipled men that ran from service; Israel needed not (as Rome at first did) to be thus peopled. But, 1. They must not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:23

That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform ,.... Which were in their power to perform and lawful to do; and this is observed to make them watchful and cautious, and not be rash in making vows, since, when once they were made, an exact and rigid performance of them was expected; see Ecclesiastes 5:4 , even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth ; be it what it will, as to the matter of it, it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:15-23

Various precepts No very close connection exists between the precepts in these verses, yet they are variously related, and suggest by their juxtaposition lessons of importance. We have— I. A WORD SPOKEN IN THE INTERESTS OF LIBERTY . ( Deuteronomy 23:15 , Deuteronomy 23:16 .) 1. The fugitive slave is not to be given back to his master. The case is that of a slave escaping from a heathen master. The spirit of the Mosaic Law is wholly opposed to slavery. This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:17-25

Money-making must be above suspicion. We have in these verses an excellent lesson upon mercantile morality. There are too many people in this world who are not at all particular how money is made, if only it be made. "The wages of iniquity" are as welcome to them as to Balaam. But it is plain from these verses that the Lord does regard the way money is won, and will not handle what has come licentiously himself, nor give any countenance to his people in doing so. I. MONEY MADE BY ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:19-25

Certain civil rights and duties are here prescribed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:21-23

A vow to the Lord, once made, was to be religiously kept; the Lord would require it, and to refuse or neglect to pay it would be held a sin. No one, however, was under any obligation to vow—that was to be a purely voluntary act. That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform … according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God of free-will ( נְדָבָה , spontaneously). (For the law concerning vows in general, see Leviticus 27:1-34 , and Numbers 30:1-16 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:21-23

Vows to God to be performed. The vow here made is supposed to be entirely voluntary. It was "a free-will offering." In Numbers 30:3-8 , abuse is guarded against. Yews made without the knowledge or consent of the father or husband were to be of no force. No priest had any warrant from the Mosaic institutes to come between a young woman and her father, or between husband and wife. Vows to God were to he completely spontaneous, as between the soul and God. They were not to he extorted by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:21-23

The place of vows. It is not obligatory to make vows; it is obligatory to fulfill them. We are often free to contract an obligation; we are not free to violate it. A man is not bound to marry; having married, he is bound to cherish his wife. I. VOWS IMPLY SPECIAL ACTS OF KINDNESS ON THE PART OF GOD . The ordinary course of God's bounty baffles verbal description. The forethought, the active energy, the well-laid plans, the unslumbering attention, the changeless... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 23:21-23

Deuteronomy 23:21 ; Deuteronomy 23:23. Not slack Not delay; because delays might make them both unable to pay it, and unwilling too. A free-will-offering Which, though thou didst freely make, yet, being made, thou art no longer free, but obliged to perform it. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:1-25

A holy nation (23:1-25)Various laws prohibited foreigners, eunuchs and people born through immorality from joining fully in Israel’s public worship. This discouraged Israelites from copying heathen practices or marrying heathen people. At the same time it impressed upon them the holiness God required (23:1-8). Holiness also demanded high standards of cleanliness in the camp, particularly in matters concerning discharges from sexual organs and treatment of human excrement (9-14).Other features... read more

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