Leviticus 19:17-18 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:3-37

The holy Law in the holy life. I. REVERENCE FOR PARENTS . True religion is seen in common, everyday life. If we love God, we love man. Family peace and order is best preserved by appeal to deep, religious motives. Natural affection is not sufficient against fallen human nature. "God says, Thou shalt," must be the support of natural feeling. II. SABBATH KEEPING . Not as a Jewish regulation, but as both the demand of physical nature and the gracious provision of God for us.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:9-34

Considerateness. We gather from these verse— I. THAT THE FEAR OF GOD WILL SURELY LEAD TO THE LOVE OF MAN . That piety which begins and ends in acts of devotion is one that may be reasonably suspected: it is not of the scriptural order. True piety is in consulting the will of the heavenly Father ( Matthew 7:21 ), and his will is that we should love and be kind to one another ( Ephesians 4:32 ). Philanthropy is a word which may not have its synonym in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:11-36

Stealing is forbidden by the law of man, and by the Law of God. It is forbidden by the law of man in order to prevent injury being done to a citizen, and its sanction is fear of punishment. Remove the fear of punishment, and the goods of another will no longer be respected. It is forbidden by the Law of God because it is displeasing to God; because honesty and uprightness are in themselves right; because to defraud another is in itself wrong. Take away the fear of punishment, and there... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:11-36

Integrity. The Jews have always been considered a cunning and crafty race; they have been credited with a willingness to overreach in business dealings. Men would rather have transactions with others than with them, lest they should find themselves worsted in the bargain. This suspicion may be well founded; but if it be so, it ought to be remembered that it is the consequence of the long and cruel disadvantages under which they have suffered, and is not clue to anything in their own blood... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:15-18

Justice. As charity is sister to piety, so is justice related to both. This virtue is enjoined upon us— I. IN RESPECT TO CONDUCT . 1 . In judgment justice should be impartial. 2 . In dealings justice should be strict. 3 . The evils of injustice are serious. II. IN RESPECT TO MOTIVE . 1 . " Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart." 2 . "Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour." 3 . The root of justice is love. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:17

On the one side we are not to hate our brother in our heart, whatever wrongs he may commit; but on the other side, we are in any wise to rebuke our neighbour for his wrong doing. So our Lord teaches, "if thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him" ( Luke 17:3 ); and he appoints a solemn mode of procedure, by which this fraternal rebuke is to be conveyed in his Church: "If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:17-18

Love-its root and its fruit. Two things lend a special interest to this passage. 1 . It was twice quoted by our Lord ( Matthew 19:19 and Matthew 22:39 ). 2 . It shows us the Law as closer to the gospel than we are apt to think; it proves that, under the old dispensation, God was not satisfied with a mere mechanical propriety of behaviour, that he demanded rightness of feeling as well as correctness of conduct. We have— I. THE BROAD PRINCIPLE OF GOD 'S REQUIREMENT... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:18

Revenge and malice are forbidden as well as hatred, and the negative precepts culminate in the positive law. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, which sums up in itself one half of the Decalogue ( Matthew 22:40 ). "For he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:18-34

We have the testimony of our Lord ( Matthew 22:9 ) and of the Apostle St. Paul ( Romans 13:9 ; Galatians 5:14 ) that to obey the injunction, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself," is to fulfill all the commandments of the second table of the Law; and for that reason St. James calls it a royal law ( James 2:8 ). Here, therefore, the Levitical Law culminates in its highest point, so far as our duties towards men are concerned. Lest the Jew should confine the idea of thy neighbour... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 19:17

Not suffer sin upon him - Rather, not hear sin on his account; that is, either by bearing secret ill-will Ephesians 4:26, or by encouraging him to sin in withholding due rebuke Romans 1:32. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:3-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:9-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:11-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:11-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:15-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:18-34

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 19:17

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