Deuteronomy 26:12-15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:12-15

Concerning the disposal of their tithe the third year we had the law before, Deut. 14:28, 29. The second tithe, which in the other two years was to be spent in extraordinaries at the feasts, was to be spent the third year at home, in entertaining the poor. Now because this was done from under the eye of the priests, and a great confidence was put in the people's honesty, that they would dispose of it according to the law, to the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless (Deut. 26:12), it is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:12

When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase ,.... Which, according to Maimonides F11 In Misn. Maaser Sheni, c. 5. sect. 6. , is to be understood of the feast, in which all tithes are finished, which is the feast of the passover: the third year, which is the year of tithing ; that is, the third from every seventh, when the land lay fallow. Every year a tithe was paid to the Levites; and besides that a second tithe, which was carried to Jerusalem and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:13

Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God ,.... Make the following declaration as in his presence; for this was not made in the tabernacle or temple at, Jerusalem, since the tithe was to be eaten with the poor in the gates of the owner, as in Deuteronomy 26:12 , I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house : which Aben Ezra and Onkelos interpret of the tithe; but it seems, besides that, to take in everything devoted to all holy uses, be they what they will, which were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:14

I have not eaten thereof in my mourning ,.... When in grief and sorrow on account of any afflictive circumstance, for these were to be eaten with joy, Deuteronomy 16:11 ; and especially of the loss of relations by death, when holy things were not to be eaten by such persons; see Leviticus 10:19 ; and particularly tithes, though it is said F14 Misn. Demai, c. 1. sect. 2. ,"What is doubtful of tithing (whether it has been tithed or no) might be eaten by a mourner;'and a man was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:15

Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven ,.... This is a prayer of the person that makes the above declaration annexed to it, desiring that God would vouchsafe to look with an eye of love, complacency, and delight, upon him and upon all his people, from heaven his holy habitation, though they were on earth, and unholy persons in themselves, and especially if compared with him; see Isaiah 57:15 , and bless thy people Israel ; with blessings temporal and spiritual: and the land... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:12

The third year, which is the year of tithing - This is supposed to mean the third year of the seventh or Sabbatical year, in which the tenths were to be given to the poor. See the law, Deuteronomy 14:28 . But from the letter in both these places it would appear that the tithe was for the Levites, and that this tithe was drawn only once in three years. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:14

I have not - given aught thereof for the dead - That is, I have not consecrated any of it to an idol which was generally a dead man whom superstition and ignorance had deified. From 1 Corinthians 10:27 , 1 Corinthians 10:28 , we learn that it was customary to offer that flesh to idols which was afterwards sold publicly in the shambles; probably the blood was poured out before the idol in imitation of the sacrifices offered to the true God. Perhaps the text here alludes to a similar... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:12

Verse 12 12.When thou hast made an end of tithing. In this passage Moses urgently stimulates them to offer the tithes willingly and abundantly, by placing God, as it were, before their eyes, as if they paid them into his hand: for a solemn protestation is enjoined, in which they condemn themselves as guilty before God, if they have not faithfully paid the tax imposed upon them; but they pray for grace and peace if they have honestly discharged their duty. For nothing can be more awakening to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:14

Verse 14 14.I have not eaten thereof in my mourning (tristitia) It is clear that the sacred offerings are here spoken of; but the question is, what is meant by eating in mourning? This is the exposition received by almost universal consent; that although want may have tempted them to theft and fraud, yet the people assert that, even in their poverty and straits, they have abstained from the hallowed things; and to this I willingly assent; although this word “mourning” may be taken for the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:15

Verse 15 15.Look down from thy holy habitation. Whilst they are commanded to offer their prayers and supplications, that God would bless the land, on this condition, that they had not defiled themselves by any sacrilege, at the same time they are reminded, on the other hand, that God’s blessing was not else to be hoped for. Meanwhile the expression is remarkable, “Bless the land which thou hast given us, a land that floweth with milk and honey:” for we infer from hence that the land was not so... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:12-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:15

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