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Verse Deuteronomy 25:9. _AND LOOSE HIS SHOE_] It is difficult to find
the reason of these ceremonies of degradation. Perhaps the _shoe_ was
the emblem of _power_; and by _stripping it off, deprivatio...
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The law of levirate marriage. The law on this subject is not unique to
the Jews, but is found (see Genesis 38:8) in all essential respects
the same among various Oriental nations, ancient and modern....
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21. VARIOUS LAWS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CHAPTER 25
_ 1. Corporal punishment (Deuteronomy 25:1)_
2. Thou shalt not muzzle the ox (Deuteronomy 25:4)
3. The brother-in-law's marriage (Deu
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DEUTERONOMY 25:1. Another of Dt.'s humanitarian laws. Punishment by
the bastinado among the ancient Hebrews and Egyptians was common (see
Wilkinson- Birch, _Ancient Egyptians_, i. pp. 305, 308). The p...
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IN THE PRESENCE, &C. Ruth 4:11.
LOOSE HIS SHOE. Compare Ruth 4:7; Ruth 4:8.
SHOE. sandal....
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_come unto_ The same vb. in Deuteronomy 20:2; Deuteronomy 21:5, of the
formal approach Of priests.
AND STRIP HIS SANDAL _from off his foot_ -As one occupied land by
treading on it, the shoe became the...
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Of Levirate Marriage
If, of brothers dwelling together, one die childless, his widow shall
not marry beyond the family, her husband's brother shall marry her,
and their firstborn be the dead man's he...
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_VER._ 5-10. _IF BRETHREN DWELL TOGETHER,_ &C.— The great end of
this law was, to preserve inheritances in the families to which they
belonged: and the meaning plainly is, that, if a brother died with...
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(18) THE FAMILY NAME: LEVIRATE MARRIAGE (Deuteronomy 25:5-10)
5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son,
the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her...
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_IF BRETHREN DWELL TOGETHER, AND ONE OF THEM DIE, AND HAVE NO CHILD,
THE WIFE OF THE DEAD SHALL NOT MARRY WITHOUT UNTO A STRANGER: HER
HUSBAND'S BROTHER SHALL GO IN UNTO HER, AND TAKE HER TO HIM TO WI...
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DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE
LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD
DEUTERONOMY
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 25
V1 ‘Perhaps two men have an argument and they go to court. The
judges declare that one man i...
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Deuteronomy 25:5. LEVIRATE MARRIAGES.
(5) IF BRETHREN DWELL TOGETHER. — This law is made the subject of a
whole treatise in the Talmud, called _Yebâmôth._ The object of the
law was held to be attained...
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וְ נִגְּשָׁ֨ה יְבִמְתֹּ֣ו אֵלָיו֮ לְ
עֵינֵ֣י...
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LAWS OF PURITY (CHASTITY AND MARRIAGE)
IN dealing with the ten commandments it has been already shown that,
though these great statements of religious and moral truth were to
some extent inadequate as...
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This chapter is a continuation of the two previous ones in giving
varied instructions.
Punishments were to be righteously administered and were never to be
excessive. It is interesting to notice what...
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In his face, or presence, upon the ground, as appears from the Gemarra
of Jerusalem, where we read this form: (Haydock) "In our presence,
(the three judges are specified) N, widow of N, hath taken off...
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I venture to think that this precept had in it somewhat more, than
merely what is contained in the obvious letter of it. If it be
remembered, that the promise of the woman's seed, bruising the
serpent...
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It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this
book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22.
What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, 24, AND 25.
Chapter 22 appears to contain ordinances to guard the people from want
of benevolence and mercy, and of that which would offend the
sensib...
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THEN SHALL HIS BROTHER'S WIFE COME UNTO HIM IN THE PRESENCE OF THE
ELDERS,.... The time and place being appointed the evening before by
three Rabbins, and two witnesses, as Leo of Modena says p; of wh...
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Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the
elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face,
and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that...
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_Loose his shoe_ As a sign of his resignation of all his right to the
woman, and to her husband's inheritance; for as the shoe was a sign of
one's power and right, (Psalms 60:8; Psalms 108:9,) so the...
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1 Stripes must not exceed fortie.
4 The Oxe is not to be musled.
5 Of raising seed vnto a brother.
11 Of the immodest woman.
13 Of vniust weights.
17 The memorie of Amalek is to be blotted out....
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THE LEVIRATE MARRIAGE...
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then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the
elders, go directly up to him right there in public, because he was
bound to submit to what followed, AND LOOSE HIS SHOE FROM OFF HIS...
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JUSTICE TEMPERED WITH MERCY
(vs.1-3)
In the law courts the judges must mete out proper justice, yet not to
exceed the limits of justice. If one was guilty of serious crime, it
was right to have him b...
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5-12 The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in
order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful....
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LOOSE HIS SHOE; partly as a sign of his resignation of all his right
to the woman, and to her husband's inheritance; for as the shoe was a
sign of one's power and right, PSALMS 60:8, PSALMS 108:9; so...
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The portion of our book on which we now enter, though not calling for
elaborate exposition, yet teaches us two very important practical
lessons In the first place, many of the institutions and ordinan...
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Deuteronomy 25:9 wife H2994 come H5066 (H8738) presence H5869 elders
H2205 remove H2502 (H8804) sandal H5275
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REGULATIONS CONCERNING FAIR TREATMENT TO ANOTHER PARTY (DEUTERONOMY
25:4).
The principle in these regulations is that of fair and just treatment
towards other parties. The ox who treads out the grain...
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CONTENTS: Divers regulations.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses.
CONCLUSION: Justice and equity will bring down upon us the blessing of
God. Those who do unrighteously are an abomination to the Lord and
misera...
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Deuteronomy 25:5. _If brethren dwell together._ Not in the same house,
but near each other on the ancient lot of land which the family
possessed; for Moses often speaks as though the people were alrea...
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 25:1__ The laws in this section
relate to things like administering justice, providing for widows, and
being honest in business. They relate to the ninth commandment: “...
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 25:9 PULL HIS SANDAL OFF HIS FOOT
AND SPIT IN HIS FACE. This public event shames the brother-in-law
(Numbers 12:14). He is not, howev
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CRITICAL NOTES.—CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. _Controv._, dispute arising
from inflicted injury. Justify pronounce just, Exodus 23:7; Proverbs
17:15.
DEUTERONOMY 25:2. LIE DOWN. “Precisely the same as the Egyp...
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EXPOSITION
LAWS RELATING TO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, LEVIRATE MARRIAGES, AND WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES.
DEUTERONOMY 25:1
The first and second verses should be read as one se
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Now in Chapter twenty-five, he continues these interesting kinds of
regulations.
If two men have a controversy between themselves, then they come to
the judges; and let the judges justify the righteou...
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1 Samuel 2:30; Genesis 38:8; Isaiah 20:2; Isaiah 50:6; Job 30:10;...
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Loose his shoe — As a sign of his resignation of all his right to
the woman, and to her husband's inheritance: for as the shoe was a
sign of one's power and right, Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9, so the
pa...