Deuteronomy 24:19-22 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:19-22

(Cf. Le Deuteronomy 19:9 , Deuteronomy 19:10 ; Deuteronomy 23:23 .) Not only was no injustice to be done to the poor, but, out of the abundance of those in better estate, were they to be helped. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:19-22

Autumn generosity. If a man is not generous towards his poorer neighbors in time of harvest, he will never be generous. If the profuse generosity of God be lavished upon him in vain, his moral nature must be hard indeed. As men "make hay while the sun shines," so should we yield to benevolent impulses while God surrounds us with sunshine of kindness. As we are undeserving recipients, we should share our unpurchased bounty with others. I. WE HAVE HERE A FITTING OCCASION FOR ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:21

Thou shalt not glean it afterward ; literally, Thou shalt not glean after thee , i . e . after thou hast reaped and gathered for thyself. It is still the custom among the Arabs for the poor to be allowed to gather the berries that may be left on the olive trees after they have been beaten and the main produce carried off by the owner. All the injunctions in this section are adapted to preserve relations of brotherliness and love among the people of the Lord. HOMILETICS read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 24:17-22

Compare the marginal references. The motive assigned for these various acts of consideration is one and the same Deuteronomy 24:18, Deuteronomy 24:22. read more

Joseph Benson

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 24:17-22

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:1-22

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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:19

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

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

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