Leviticus 24:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. We have here an account of the evil manners of a certain nameless mongrel Israelite, and the good laws occasioned thereby. I. The offender was the son of an Egyptian father and an Israelitish mother (Lev. 24:10); his mother was of the tribe of Dan, Lev. 24:11. Neither he nor his father is named, but his mother only, who was an Israelite. This notice is taken of his parentage either, 1. To intimate what occasioned the quarrel he was engaged in. The Jews... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:10

And the son of an Israelitish woman ,.... Whose name, and the name of his mother, are afterwards given: whose father was an Egyptian ; Jarchi says, this is the Egyptian whom Moses slew, Exodus 2:12 ; and so others in Abendana: went out among the children of Israel ; went out of Egypt with them, according to the Targum of Jonathan, and so was one of the mixed multitude, which came from thence with them, which is not improbable; some say he went out of Moses's court of judicature;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:10

The son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, etc. - This is a very obscure account, and is encumbered with many difficulties. It seems strange that a person proceeding from such an illegal mixture should have been incorporated with the Israelites. What the cause of the strife between this mongrel person and the Israelitish man was is not even hinted at. The rabbins, it is true, supply in their way this deficiency; they say he was the son of the Egyptian whom Moses... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:10

Verse 10 10.And the son of an Israelitish woman. In what year, and in what station in the desert this occurred, is uncertain. I have, therefore, thought it advisable to couple together two cases, which are not dissimilar. It is probable that between this instance of punishment, and that which will immediately follow, there was an interval of some time: but the connection of two similar occurrences seemed best to preserve the order of the history; one of the persons referred to having been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10

The son of an Israelitish woman. This is the only place where the adjective Israelitish is found; and the word "Israelite" only occurs in 2 Samuel 17:25 . Whose father was an Egyptian. The man could not, therefore, be a member of the congregation, as, according to the subsequently promulgated law ( Deuteronomy 23:8 ), the descendant of an Egyptian could not be admitted till the third generation. He seems to have committed two offenses which led up to his great crime. First, he went... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-12

A blasphemer punished. An incident is here inserted that explains part of the Law by pointing to its origin. It is a practical illustration that throws lurid light upon the possibility and consequences of transgression. I. THE SIN . It is described as blasphemy. 1 . A sin of the tongue. Not the light matter some deem it. The tongue can cut like a sword. We need to take heed to our ways, lest we sin with the tongue. The prayer befits us, "Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-16

The crime of blasphemy. cf. 2 Chronicles 26:10-23 ; Daniel 5:1-4 , Daniel 5:30 . The sanctity of the Name of God is distinctly declared in the third commandment. There the Lord declared that he would not hold the blasphemer "guiltless." But it was not till the incident now before us that God showed his sense of the enormity of the crime. He here puts it into the category of capital crimes, and decrees the death of every blasphemer, whether he be a stranger or one born in the land. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

Shelomith's son. Here a narrative is introduced into the midst of a code of laws; but this is done as a preamble to enactments of whose publication the case was the occasion. We notice— I. THE CRIME OF THIS SON OF SHELOMITH . 1 . It was blaspheming the God of Israel. 2 . Strife was its occasion. 3 . Race was the origin of the strife. II. THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE BLASPHEMER . 1 . His witnesses arrested him. 2 . They kept him in ward... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

A suggestive episode. We have an affecting illustration in these verses of the truth that "The Law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient,… for unholy and profane" ( 1 Timothy 1:9 ). The announcement of the Law is broken by the account of this transgression, and the transgression itself gives occasion for the enactment of other statutes ( Leviticus 24:15-22 ). The story and the statutes suggest— I. WHAT LASTING EVIL MAY ACCRUE FROM AN ... read more

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