Verse 22
22. Shall not exact upon him Shall not levy tribute.
Afflict him Oppress, or maltreat him. Compare 2 Samuel 7:10. Such was God’s purpose, and only the unbelief and disobedience of the people ever suspended or reversed the decree. The Herodians, in Christ’s time, were a political sect who held it was lawful for a Jew to pay tribute and submit to a heathen government, (Matthew 22:16-17,) but the nation never accepted the doctrine.
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