Deuteronomy 24:17, Deuteronomy 24:18 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-22

Here, I. Masters are commanded to be just to their poor servants, Deut. 24:14, 15. 1. They must not oppress them, by overloading them with work, by giving them undue and unreasonable rebukes, or by withholding from them proper maintenance. A servant, though a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, must not be abused: ?For thou wast a bondman in the land where thou wast a stranger (Deut. 24:18), and thou knowest what a grievous thing it is to be oppressed by a task-master, and therefore, in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:17

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless ,.... Who are unable to defend themselves, and have but few, if any, to take their part; and therefore particular care should be taken by judges and civil magistrates to do them justice, or God will require it of them: nor take a widow's raiment to pledge ; nor anything else, as her ox or cow, Job 24:3 ; according to the Jewish canons F18 Misn. Bava Metzia, c. 9. sect. 13. , of a widow, whether she is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-22

Neighborly love and good will to be cultivated in detail. One golden thread runs through all the varied precepts of this chapter. They are most interesting illustrations, one and all, of the spirit of humanity and of far-reaching wisdom which pervades the Mosaic Law. The following heading include the gist of the several injunctions here given, and show also their relation to each other. 1. Man's "inhumanity to man" is sternly restrained. No Israelite, however poor, is to be kidnapped... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:10-22

Consideration for the poor and needy. After giving a cursory reference to leprosy as a Divine judgment to be divinely removed and ceremonially purged away ( Deuteronomy 24:8 , Deuteronomy 24:9 ), Moses enters in these verses into the consideration which should be shown to the poor and needy. The debtor is not to be pressed for his pledge, and, if raiment, it must be restored in time for him to sleep with due clothing. The hired servant, engaged for the day, is to get his pay punctually... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-18

Public justice to be pure. Unseen principles of justice lie at the foundation of human society, and if rottenness and decay appear in these foundations, the social structure will soon topple and fall. Visible prosperity is built upon invisible justice. In the absence of justice, property becomes untenable, commerce vanishes, peace spreads her wings for flight. "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" I. THE MAGISTRATE 'S TEMPTATION . Human nature, at its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-22

Doing justice and loving mercy. I. EACH SOUL IS TO BEAR ITS OWN SIN . ( Deuteronomy 24:16 .) This verse lays down the rule of human jurisprudence. Loss and suffering to the innocent, as a result of the course of justice inflicting punishment on the guilty, cannot always be avoided. But this is an incidental, not a designed result. With those wider movements of Divine justice, which seem to turn on the federal constitution of the race, and involve different principles,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:17-18

The law against perverting the right of strangers, widows, and orphans is here repeated from Exodus 22:20 , Exodus 22:21 ; Exodus 23:9 , with the addition that the raiment of the widow was not to be taken in pledge. To enforce this, the people are reminded that they themselves as a nation had been in the condition of strangers and bondmen in Egypt (cf. Le 19:33, 34). 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 24:17

Deuteronomy 24:17. Raiment Not such as he hath daily and necessary use of, as being poor. But this concerns not rich persons, nor superfluous raiment. 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

Deuteronomy 24:17, Deuteronomy 24:18 Web

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:16-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:17-18

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 24:17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:1-22

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