Deuteronomy 22:6-7, Deuteronomy 22:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:5-12

Here are several laws in these verses which seem to stoop very low, and to take cognizance of things mean and minute. Men's laws commonly do not so: Deut. minimis non curat lex?The law takes no cognizance of little things; but because God's providence extends itself to the smallest affairs, his precepts do so, that even in them we may be in the fear of the Lord, as we are under his eye and care. And yet the significancy and tendency of these statutes, which seem little, are such that,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6

If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in any tree, or on the ground ,.... Which are the usual places in which birds build their nests; and this, as Jarchi observes, excepts such nests that are prepared, that is, that are purposely made for fowls kept at home; and with which agrees the Jewish canon, which says F20 Misn. Cholin, c. 12. sect. 1. "the letting go (the dam out of) the nest is not used but of a fowl, and it is not used but of what is not prepared; what is that which is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:7

But thou shall in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee ,.... Or "in letting go, let go", or "in sending, send away" F1 שלח תשלח "dimittendo dimittes", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; so Ainsworth. ; that is, willingly, certainly, entirely, frequently, always; so the Jewish canons F2 Misn. Cholin, c. 12. sect. 3. ,"if anyone lets her go, and she returns, even four or five times, he is obliged to let her go, as it is said, "in letting go, let go";'nay, Maimonides... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:7

Thou shalt - let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee - This passage may be understood literally. If they destroyed both young and old, must not the breed soon fail, and would it not in the end be ill with them; and by thus cutting off the means of their continual support, must not their days be shortened on the land? But we may look for a humane precept in this law. The young never knew the sweets of liberty; the dam did: they might be taken and used for any... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:6

Verse 6 Since by this precept God instructed His people in the, law of kindness, it is a Supplement to the Sixth Commandment. Regard was had, indeed, to the preservation of the breed; but, besides, when birds are sitting, as being very lean, it is certain that they are not wholesome food; still there is no question but that it was God’s intention to accustom His people to study humanity. For, if there be one drop of compassion in us, it will never enter into our minds to kill an unhappy little... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:1-30

Divine care for sexual honor. In these, as in so many of the precepts of this book, we find civil precepts invested with religious sanctions. Nothing is more important for the honorable maintenance of social life, than that both men and women should honor each other's sex as well as their own. Those that do otherwise are an abomination to the Lord their God. There are five or six different cases supposed in the verses referred to at the heading of this Homily: Such sins would have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

(Cf. Le Deuteronomy 22:28 ; Exodus 23:19 .) These precepts are designed to foster humane feeling towards the lower animals, and not less to preserve regard to that affectionate relation between parents and their young which God has established as a law in the animal world. That thou mayest prolong thy days (cf. Deuteronomy 5:16 ; Exodus 20:12 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

Kindness to animals a religious duty. There is a most valuable note in Dr. Jameson's 'Commentary' on this passage. "The Hebrews," says Trapp, "reckoned this commandment the least of all in the Mosaic Law, yet is there such a promise attached thereto." "This law," says another annotator, "teaches a spirit of mercy; it would also tend to prevent the extirpation of any species of birds which in a country producing many snakes and insects might cause serious injury." And, on the other hand,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

Birds' nests. The command to spare the mother bird while the young might be taken, comes in significantly after the law distinguishing the sexes. The female sex is intended for motherhood; it "binds the generations each to each," as our Laureate says. On the exercise of this function the continuance of the species depends. Hence the command here is at once humane and intended to ensure the continuance of the species. Birds are very needful to keep down grubs and insects, and give the land... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

God's care for birds. God's tender care extends to microscopic insects. Nothing is too minute to escape the notice of his eye. "Not a sparrow falls to the ground" without attracting his regard. In proportion as we become conformed to God's image, we shall cherish tender feeling for every living thing. I. FOR MAN 'S GOOD BIRDS LIVE AND BREED . They please the eye with their gay plumage. They regale our ears with pleasant song. They furnish our tables with food. They teach... read more

Deuteronomy 22:6-7, Deuteronomy 22:10 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:5-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-7

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