Deuteronomy 4:42

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:41-49

Here is, 1. The nomination of the cities of refuge on that side Jordan where Israel now lay encamped. Three cities were appointed for that purpose, one in the lot of Reuben, another in that of Gad, and another in that of the half tribe of Manasseh, Deut. 4:41-43. What Moses could do for that people while he was yet with them he did, to give example to the rulers who were settled that they might observe them the better when he was gone. 2. The introduction to another sermon that Moses preached... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:42

That the slayer might flee thither ,.... For refuge; the slayer of a man, but not any slayer, but which should kill his neighbour unawares ; by accident to him, without any design and intention to kill him; ignorantly, as the Septuagint version; and so Onkelos: and hated him not in times past ; it having never appeared that there had been a quarrel between them, and that the slayer had shown any enmity to the man slain any time before the fact, or bore a grudge against him, or spite... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-49

This is the Law —the Torah— which Moses set before the children of Israel. "He meaneth that which hereafter followeth; so this belongeth to the next chapter, where the repetition of the laws begins" (Ainsworth); cf. Deuteronomy verse 1; Deuteronomy 6:1 ; Le Deuteronomy 6:9 ; Deuteronomy 7:1 , etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-49

EXPOSITION read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-49

This is the Law —the Torah— which Moses set before the children of Israel. "He meaneth that which hereafter followeth; so this belongeth to the next chapter, where the repetition of the laws begins" (Ainsworth); cf. Deuteronomy verse 1; Deuteronomy 6:1 ; Le Deuteronomy 6:9 ; Deuteronomy 7:1 , etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:41-43

APPOINTMENT OF THREE CITIES OF REFUGE BEYOND JORDAN . A short historical notice is here inserted, probably because it was during the interval between the first and second addresses of Moses that he carried into effect the Divine command to appoint cities of refuge for the manslayer ( Numbers 35:9 , etc.; cf. Exodus 21:13 ). This notice, therefore, is here in its proper place in the order of the narrative. That Moses should, just at this stage, have made this appointment... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:41-43

APPOINTMENT OF THREE CITIES OF REFUGE BEYOND JORDAN . A short historical notice is here inserted, probably because it was during the interval between the first and second addresses of Moses that he carried into effect the Divine command to appoint cities of refuge for the manslayer ( Numbers 35:9 , etc.; cf. Exodus 21:13 ). This notice, therefore, is here in its proper place in the order of the narrative. That Moses should, just at this stage, have made this appointment... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:41-43

The cities of refuge. (See Homiletics, Deuteronomy 19:1-21 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:41-43

The cities of refuge. Regard for human life is more important than regard for private property. With legislative prescience, Moses secured three cities on the east of Jordan as sanctuaries for fugitives, before the land was allocated to their several families. Still further security for the unwary manslayer was obtained by the decree that these cities should be occupied by families of the Levites. I. GOD 'S HIGH REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE . This Divine thoughtfulness for men is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:41-43

The cities of refuge beyond the Jordan. After the discourse contained in the preceding portion of this book, Moses seems to have taken a breathing time, during which he designated Bezer in the wilderness, Ramoth in Gilead, and Golan in Bashan, as cities of refuge. To these the manslayers were directed to flee, when they had been guilty, not of murder, but of manslaughter. In this way a distinction was introduced in the Mosaic code between manslaughter and murder, which did not obtain in... read more

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