Deuteronomy 24:19 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 24:19-22

Deuteronomy 24:19-22. It shall be for the stranger Moses here exhorts them to be mindful of those provisions made for the poor by this law, (Leviticus 19:9-10; Leviticus 23:22,) wherein they are ordered not to be over exact in reaping the fruits of their fields and vineyards, but to leave something to be gathered by their poor neighbours. When thou beatest thine olive-tree As they were wont to do, with sticks, to bring down the olives. It shall be for the fatherless, &c. Surely... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:1-22

Protection for the disadvantaged (24:1-25:4)Various laws guaranteed protection for defenceless people who might otherwise be exploited. A woman who had been divorced was free from interference by her previous husband. He had to respect the decency of marriage, and had no right to send her away then take her back as he pleased (24:1-4; cf. Matthew 5:32; Matthew 19:3-9). A newly married man could not be forced into the army till at least one year after marriage (5; cf. 20:7). A poor person who... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 24:19

harvest , put for "corn" by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct). See App-6 . stranger. . . fatherless . . . widow. Not the tramp, or ne'erdo- well, or the drunkard. And in kind, not money read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:19

LAWS OF CHARITY"When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: for it shall be for the sojourner, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 24:19

19-22. When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field—The grain, pulled up by the roots or cut down with a sickle, was laid in loose sheaves; the fruit of the olive was obtained by striking the branches with long poles; and the grape clusters, severed by a hook, were gathered in the hands of the vintager. Here is a beneficent provision for the poor. Every forgotten sheaf in the harvest-field was to lie; the olive tree was not to be beaten a second time; nor were grapes to be gathered, in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 24:17-22

The indigent 24:17-22God guarded the rights of aliens (non-Israelites living in Israel), orphans, and widows since they were not as capable of defending themselves as other Israelites were (Deuteronomy 24:17-22). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:1-22

Laws regarding Divorce, Pledges, Man-stealing, Leprosy, Justice, and Gleaning1-4. The Law of Divorce. The right of the husband to divorce his wife is here acknowledged but is guarded against abuse. There must be some good reason for the separation; it must be done in a legal and formal manner: and it is final. If the. woman is divorced a second time, or becomes a widow after remarriage, she is not free to marry her first husband.1. Some uncleanness] RV ’some unseemly thing.’ The Heb. is... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 24:17-22

(17-22) The stranger, the fatherless, and the widow—are the subject of all the laws in these verses. For the first two (Deuteronomy 24:17-18), see Exodus 22:22-24. As to the harvest, see Leviticus 23:22. It is noticeable that this law is connected with the Feast of Pentecost in that place. Never was such care for the widow and the poor manifested as after the day of Pentecost in the New Testament. When “great grace was upon them all,” it is written that “neither was there any among them that... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:1-22

LAWS OF KINDNESSWITH the commands we now have to consider, we leave altogether the region of strict law, and enter entirely upon that of aspiration and of feeling. Kindness, by its very nature, eludes the rude compulsion of law, properly so called. It ceases to be kindness when it loses spontaneity and freedom. Precept, therefore, not law, is the utmost that any lawgiver can give in respect to it; and this is precisely what we have in Deuteronomy, so far as it endeavors to incite men to... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Deuteronomy 24:1-22

20. Concerning Divorce and Laws of Mercy CHAPTER 24 1. Concerning divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-5 ) 2. Concerning pledge and slavery (Deuteronomy 24:6-7 ) 3. Concerning leprosy (Deuteronomy 24:8-9 ) 4. Concerning the oppression of the poor (Deuteronomy 24:10-15 ) 5. Concerning injustice (Deuteronomy 24:16-18 ) 6. The stranger, the fatherless and the widow remembered (Deuteronomy 24:19-22 ) Matthew 19:1-9 must be studied with the words of Moses on divorce. The Pharisees asked the Lord... read more