Deuteronomy 24:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-22

Here, I. Masters are commanded to be just to their poor servants, Deut. 24:14, 15. 1. They must not oppress them, by overloading them with work, by giving them undue and unreasonable rebukes, or by withholding from them proper maintenance. A servant, though a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, must not be abused: ?For thou wast a bondman in the land where thou wast a stranger (Deut. 24:18), and thou knowest what a grievous thing it is to be oppressed by a task-master, and therefore, in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children ,.... By the civil magistrates, for sins committed by them of a capital nature, and which are worthy of death: neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers ; for sins committed by them that deserve it: every man shall be put to death for his own sin : which is but just and reasonable; see Ezekiel 18:4 ; which is no contradiction to Exodus 20:5 ; that respects what God himself would do, this what Israel, or the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:16

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, etc. - This law is explained and illustrated in sufficient detail, Ezekiel 18. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:16

Verse 16 Here also God manifests how great is His regard for human life, so that blood should not be shed indiscriminately, when he forbids that children should be involved in the punishment of their parents. Nor was this Law by any means supererogatory, because on account of one man’s crime his whole race was often severely dealt with. It is not without cause, therefore, that God interposes for the protection of the innocent, and does not allow the punishment to travel further than where the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-22

Neighborly love and good will to be cultivated in detail. One golden thread runs through all the varied precepts of this chapter. They are most interesting illustrations, one and all, of the spirit of humanity and of far-reaching wisdom which pervades the Mosaic Law. The following heading include the gist of the several injunctions here given, and show also their relation to each other. 1. Man's "inhumanity to man" is sternly restrained. No Israelite, however poor, is to be kidnapped... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:10-22

Consideration for the poor and needy. After giving a cursory reference to leprosy as a Divine judgment to be divinely removed and ceremonially purged away ( Deuteronomy 24:8 , Deuteronomy 24:9 ), Moses enters in these verses into the consideration which should be shown to the poor and needy. The debtor is not to be pressed for his pledge, and, if raiment, it must be restored in time for him to sleep with due clothing. The hired servant, engaged for the day, is to get his pay punctually... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16

Among heathen nations it was common for a whole family to be involved in the penalty incurred by the head of the family, and to be put to death along with him. Such severity of retribution is here prohibited in the penal code of the Israelites. Though God, in the exercise of his absolute sovereignty, might visit the sins of the parent upon the children ( Exodus 20:5 ), earthly judges were not to assume this power. Only the transgressor himself was to bear the penalty of his sin (cf. 2 Kings... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16

Responsibility not to be transferred according to human caprice. We desire to notice this interesting direction. It is a contrast to the second commandment. There, God represents himself as "visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children." We see it also in the law of heredity operating in nature. But it is a weapon which God retains in his own hand. We may for wise purposes treat men in the lump, and blend in common consequences the innocent and guilty. But man in his judgments... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-18

Public justice to be pure. Unseen principles of justice lie at the foundation of human society, and if rottenness and decay appear in these foundations, the social structure will soon topple and fall. Visible prosperity is built upon invisible justice. In the absence of justice, property becomes untenable, commerce vanishes, peace spreads her wings for flight. "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" I. THE MAGISTRATE 'S TEMPTATION . Human nature, at its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-22

Doing justice and loving mercy. I. EACH SOUL IS TO BEAR ITS OWN SIN . ( Deuteronomy 24:16 .) This verse lays down the rule of human jurisprudence. Loss and suffering to the innocent, as a result of the course of justice inflicting punishment on the guilty, cannot always be avoided. But this is an incidental, not a designed result. With those wider movements of Divine justice, which seem to turn on the federal constitution of the race, and involve different principles,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-22

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