Deuteronomy 19:14

(2) CONCERNING LANDMARKS (Deuteronomy 19:14)

14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 19:14

322.

Why would anyone want to move a landmark? There might be more than one reason. Consider.

323.

Read Deuteronomy 27:17; Job 24:2; Proverbs 22:28; Proverbs 23:10. The right of private ownership was an important factor in the prosperity and security of Israel. Remember this is a divine principle.

324.

Is the same analogous comparison for some of the ancient Biblical land marks and their removal?

AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 19:14

14 You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, which the men of old [the first dividers of the land] set.

COMMENT 19:14

As the proper inheritance of one's property was determined by the landmarks, they were not to be altered by another. The old, or original one was to remain. See Deuteronomy 27:17, Job 24:2, Proverbs 22:28; Proverbs 23:10. The story of Ahab and Jezebel seizing Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings 21) surely represents a flagrant disregard for this law.