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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Deuteronomy 14

Deuteronomy 14:1

DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 14 Heathenish rites of mourning prohibited, DEUTERONOMY 14:1,2; and the eating of any abominable thing, DEUTERONOMY 14:3. All unclean beasts, DEUTERONOMY 14:4, fish, DEUTERONOMY 14:9,10, and birds, prohibited, DEUTERONOMY 14:11. True tithing commanded, DEUTERONOMY 14:22; and wher... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 14:4

Of which see LE 11. The small differences between some of their names here and there are not proper for this work. The learned reader may find them cleared in my Latin Synopsis. For others, they may well enough want the knowledge of them, both because these are the smaller matters of the law, and be... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 14:21

UNTO THE STRANGER; not to the proselyte, for such were obliged by this law, LEVITICUS 17:15, but to such as were strangers in religion as well as in nation.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 14:22

This is to be understood of the second tithes, which seem to be the same with the tithes of the third year, mentioned here below, DEUTERONOMY 14:28, DEUTERONOMY 26:12, on which see above, on DEUTERONOMY 12:17. And to confirm this opinion, (though I would not lay too great a stress upon criticisms,)... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 14:28

AT THE END OF THREE YEARS, i.e. in the third year, as it is expressed, DEUTERONOMY 26:12. So, in the end of three years, or _of seven years_, is the same with in the third or seventh year, as appears by comparing DEUTERONOMY 31:10 JOSHUA 9:16,17 2 KINGS 18:9,10 2 KINGS 17:6. ALL THE TITHE OF THINE I... [ Continue Reading ]

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