This and the next two chapters contain enactments designed to protect
human life, and to impress its sanctity on Israel.
In Deuteronomy 19:1 the directions respecting the preparation of the
roads to the cities of refuge, the provision of additional cities in
case of an extension of territory, and t... [ Continue Reading ]
As a man’s life is to be held sacred, so are his means of
livelihood; and in this connection a prohibition is inserted against
removing a neighbor’s landmark: compare the marginal references.... [ Continue Reading ]
TESTIFY AGAINST HIM THAT WHICH IS WRONG - Margin, more literally, “a
falling away.” The word is used Deuteronomy 13:5 to signify apostasy
or revolt; here it is no doubt to be understood in the wider sense of
any departure from the Law.... [ Continue Reading ]
BOTH THE MEN, BETWEEN WHOM THE CONTROVERSY IS - Not the accused and
the false witness, but the plaintiff and defendant (compare Exodus
23:1) who were summoned before the supreme court held, as provided in
Deuteronomy 17, at the sanctuary. The judges acted as God’s
representative; to lie to them was... [ Continue Reading ]
See the marginal references.... [ Continue Reading ]