Deuteronomy 13:1
A dreamer of dreams — One that pretends God hath revealed himself to him by visions or dreams. Giveth a sign or wonder — That is, shall foretell some strange and wonderful thing.... [ Continue Reading ]
A dreamer of dreams — One that pretends God hath revealed himself to him by visions or dreams. Giveth a sign or wonder — That is, shall foretell some strange and wonderful thing.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt not hearken to that prophet — Not receive his doctrine, though the sign come to pass. For although when such a sign or wonder foretold did not follow or come to pass, it was a sign of a false prophet, yet when it did come to pass, it was no sufficient sign of a true one, especially, in su... [ Continue Reading ]
To thrust — This phrase notes the great force and power of seducers to corrupt men's minds. So shalt thou put the evil away — Thou shalt remove the guilt, by removing the guilty.... [ Continue Reading ]
The son of thy mother — This is added, to restrain the signification of the word brother, which is often used generally for one near a — kin, and to express the nearness of the relation, the mother's, side being usually the ground of the most fervent affection. Thy daughter — Thy piety must overcome... [ Continue Reading ]
Conceal him — That is, smother his fault, hide or protect his person, but shalt accuse him to the magistrate, and demand justice upon him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt kill him — Not privately, which pretence would have opened the door to innumerable murders, but by procuring his death by the sentence of the magistrate. Thou shalt cast the first stone at him, as the witness was to do.... [ Continue Reading ]
Children of Belial — It signifies properly persons without yoke, vile and wretched miscreants, lawless and rebellious, that will suffer no restraint, that neither fear God, nor reverence man. From among you — That is, from your church and religion. It notes a separation from them, not in place (as a... [ Continue Reading ]
Enquire — This is, meant of the magistrate, to whose office this properly belongs, and of whom he continues to speak in the same manner, thou, Deuteronomy 13:15. The Jewish writers say, the defection of a city is to be tried by the great sanhedrim. If it appear, that they are thrust away to idolatry... [ Continue Reading ]
The inhabitants — Namely, all that are guilty, not the innocent part, such as disowned this apostacy, who doubtless by choice, at least upon warning, would come out of so wicked a place. Utterly — The very same punishment which was, inflicted upon the cities of the cursed Canaanites, to whom having... [ Continue Reading ]
For the Lord — For the satisfaction of God's justice, the maintainance of his honour and authority, and the pacification of his offended majesty. It shall not be built — It shall be an eternal monument of God's justice, and terror to after ages.... [ Continue Reading ]
Multiply thee — So thou shalt have no loss of thy numbers by cutting off so many people.... [ Continue Reading ]