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Verse Deuteronomy 15:8. _THOU SHALT OPEN THINE HAND WIDE_] Thy
benevolence shall be in proportion to his distress and poverty, and
thy ability. Thou shalt have no other rule to regulate thy charity by...
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The year of release is no doubt identical with the sabbatical year of
the earlier legislation (Exodus 23:10 ff, and Leviticus 25:2 ff), the
command of the older legislation being here amplified. The r...
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11. THE YEAR OF RELEASE AND LIBERATION OF HEBREW SLAVES
CHAPTER 15:1-18
_ 1. The year of release (Deuteronomy 15:1)_
2. The liberation of the Hebrew slaves (Deuteronomy 15:12)
The poor and those wh...
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Three laws in the interest of the poor: the Sabbatical year, or year
of release (p. 102, Exodus 21:2 *, Leviticus 25:39 *).
Deuteronomy 15:1. Every seventh year (probably the same year was
observed th...
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One of the most beautiful as it is one of the most characteristic
passages in the laws of D: illustrating not only the humane spirit,
and the practical thoughtfulness of this code, but its extension o...
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DISCOURSE: 208
THE DUTY OF CHARITY ENFORCED
Deuteronomy 15:7. If there be among you a poor man of one of thy
brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee, thou shal...
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LESSON TWELVE DEUTERONOMY 14:22 TO DEUTERONOMY 15:23
c. DIFFERENCES IN ECONOMIC PRACTICES (Deuteronomy 14:22 to Deuteronomy
15:23)
22 Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which...
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_IF THERE BE AMONG YOU A POOR MAN OF ONE OF THY BRETHREN WITHIN ANY OF
THY GATES IN THY LAND WHICH THE LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE, THOU SHALT
NOT HARDEN THINE HEART, NOR SHUT THINE HAND FROM THY POOR BR...
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THE SABBATICAL YEAR
This chapter deals with the year of release, or the Sabbatical Year,
and should be compared with Leviticus 25. In addition to the rest for
the land and the manumission of Hebrew s...
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DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE
LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD
DEUTERONOMY
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 15
V1 ‘At the end of every 7 years, you must cancel debts. V2 This is
what you must do. Everyon...
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THOU SHALT OPEN THINE HAND WIDE. — “Even many times.”
AND SHALT SURELY LEND. — “If he does not like to take it as a
gift, grant it to him as a loan.”
SUFFICIENT FOR HIS NEED. — “But it is not thy du...
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כִּֽי ־פָתֹ֧חַ תִּפְתַּ֛ח אֶת
־יָדְךָ֖ לֹ֑ו וְ הַעֲבֵט֙
תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י מַחְסֹרֹ֔ו
אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֶחְסַ֖ר לֹֽו
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Here we have provision made for the relief of the poor and the less
fortunate at regularly stated intervals. The great ideal is revealed
in the words, "There shall be no poor with thee." This, however...
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_Need of. The Rabbins understand this of giving freely without any
prospect of receiving again, much less of any advantage by usury. They
esteem themselves bound also, by the laws of humanity, to assi...
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Reader! dwell particularly on that endearing word, thy brother, while
reading this precept. Then, turn thy thoughts to JESUS, a brother born
for adversity; and call to mind, in every instance of a rea...
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In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be
called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of
institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa...
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_THY POOR BROTHER_
‘If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any
of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou
shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine h...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 AND 15.
Chapter 14 forbids that the people, as being the children of the
living God, should imitate the profane customs which indicated the
devotedness of...
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BUT THOU SHALT OPEN THINE HAND WIDE UNTO HIM,.... And give him
bountifully and liberally; in order to which the heart must be first
opened, the affections moved, and a willing mind disposed to give
ge...
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But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend
him sufficient for his need, [in that] which he wanteth.
Ver. 8. _Thou shalt surely lend him._] _See Trapp on "_ Mat 5:42 _"_...
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_Thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy poor brother_ Because this law
might tend to make some people cautious and niggardly in lending to
the poor, as being assured they should lose the debt at the se...
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[RELEASING DEBTS.]
1 The seuenth yeere a yeere of release for the poore.
7 It must be no let of lending or giuing.
12 An Ebrew seruant,
16 except hee will not depart, must in the seuenth yeere goe...
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OF THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR...
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SEVENTH YEAR RELEASE OF DEBTS
(vs.1-6)
Out of compassion for the poor God required creditors to release
debtors from their debts at the end of seven years. This surely
reminds us of the grace of God...
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1-11 This year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which
is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain
the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. Th...
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OPEN THINE HAND WIDE UNTO HIM, i.e. deal bountifully and liberally
with him, giving him as it were by handfuls....
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"At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. And this
is the manner of the release. Every creditor that lendeth ought unto
his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his
n...
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Deuteronomy 15:8 open H6605 (H8799) hand H3027 wide H6605 (H8800)
willingly H5670 (H8687) lend H5670 (H8686) sufficient H1767 need H4270
needs H2637 (H8799)...
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THE POVERTY-STRICKEN DEBTOR IS NOT TO BE DESPISED (DEUTERONOMY 15:7).
Having laid down the law for the relief of debtors the question of
those who might seek to avoid it is now raised. They are not t...
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Deuteronomy 15:7 , DEUTERONOMY 15:11
I. "God has made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell upon
the face of the whole earth." This is the announcement of a grand
fact, which has never yet bee...
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CONTENTS: Laws concerning Sabbatic year and bondservants.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses.
CONCLUSION: That we who have received in abundance from God should be
rigorous and severe in our demands from poor b...
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Deuteronomy 15:1. _A release_ of all debts, as well as of servitude,
at the end of the sixth year, to the poor who cannot pay. This is much
the same as the English law of cancelling bookdebts at the e...
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_Keep the Passover._
THE YEARLY FESTIVALS
The darker side of the Jewish religion was more than relieved by its
outlets for joy. It identified in a marvelous manner the holy day and
the holiday (see...
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 15:1__ The laws in these verses
relate to the sabbatical year. See Exodus 23:10 and Leviticus 25:1.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—The rules for the relief of the poor (Levites,
strangers, widows, and orphans) by the triennial tithe are followed by
others which forbid oppression.
DEUTERONOMY 15:1. Seven years. Dur...
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EXPOSITION
THE YEAR OF RELEASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEBTORS AND THE EMANCIPATION OF
HEBREW SLAVES. THE SANCTIFICATION OF THE FIRSTBORN OF CATTLE.
DEUTERONOMY 15:1
To the prescription of a tithe for th...
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Chapter fifteen,
At the end of every seven years you're to make a release (Deuteronomy
15:1).
All of the debts were to be forgiven in the seventh year. Now, you're
not to demand it again after the se...
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Open thine hand wide — That is, deal bountifully and liberally with
him....