Deuteronomy 24:10-13

(11) PLEDGE FOR A LOAN (Deuteronomy 24:10-13)

10 When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou does lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee. 12 And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge; 13 thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 24:10-13

418.

Please read the following references for a complete understanding of this circumstance: Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Deuteronomy 23:19-20; Exodus 22:25-27.

419.

List the qualities of character necessary to fulfill this injunction; such as: (1) compassion, (2) patience, (3) kindness.

420.

What type of righteousness is involved in Deuteronomy 24:13?

AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 24:10-13

10 When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.

11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you.
12 And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge over night.
13 You shall surely restore to him the pledge at sunset that he may sleep in his garment and bless you; and it shall be credited to you as righteousness (rightness and justice) before the Lord your God.

COMMENT 24:10-13

See also Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Deuteronomy 23:19-20, and especially Exodus 22:25-27. The creditor was to be considerate of the comfort and warmth of the borrower, and he was not to invade the personal property rights of this poor man, It is proverbial that The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender (Proverbs 22:7) but such despotism was not to chaacterize Israelites-' financial dealings with one another.

A poor man might only have one or two items of clothinghe very often slept in the same clothes he wore, The normal garments for the poor were long, loose garments. still used among the Arabs, and called hykes, which is a kind of blanket, something resembling a highland plaid, in which they often carry their provision, wrap themselves by day and sleep at night. (Clarke, writing about 1830). Thus the holder of this pledge was to return it by nightfall.