Leviticus 19:33-34

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 19:18-34

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:29-37

The fear of God. Of this excellent things are spoken by Solomon. It is the "beginning of knowledge," "hatred to evil," "strong confidence," a "fountain of life," "prolongs days," and "gives riches and honour." So here— I. IT IS A SOURCE OF PURITY . 1 . To the family. 2 . To the nation. "Lest the land," etc. ( Leviticus 19:29 ). II. IT ARMS AGAINST THE POWER OF DEVILS . 1 . Familiar spirits are more than myths. 2 . The fear of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:33-34

The command already given "neither to vex a stranger, nor oppress him" ( Exodus 22:21 ), on the pathetic ground that "ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt" ( Exodus 23:9 ), is broadened in these verses to the positive law, thou shalt love him as thyself. "The royal law of Leviticus 19:18 is expressly extended to the stranger, and notwithstanding the national narrowness necessary to preserve the true religion in the world, the general... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 19:33-34

The stranger - The foreigner. See Leviticus 16:29 note; Exodus 23:9. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 19:33

Leviticus 19:33. Vex him Either with opprobrious expressions, or grievous exactions. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 19:34

Leviticus 19:34. As one born among you Either, 1st, As to the matters of common right, so it reached to all strangers. Or, 2d, As to church privileges, so concerned only those who were proselytes. Ye were strangers And therefore are sensible of the fears, distresses, and miseries of such; which call for your pity, and you ought to do to them, as you desired others should do to you, when you were such. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

Miscellaneous matters (19:1-37)Probably the miscellaneous laws collected here were decisions or warnings given by Moses in cases where there was some doubt about what was right or wrong. Often all that was needed was a reminder of existing laws; for example, those concerning respect for parents, Sabbath-keeping, worship of idols and eating of sacrificial food (19:1-8).When harvesting, farmers were always to leave something for the poor (9-10). Employers had to pay wages promptly, and judges had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 19:33

thee. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "you". vex = oppress. read more

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