House, before a judge. It is supposed that this law regarded only those who had sold themselves, or had been condemned to be slaves. (Fagius) --- For ever; that is, till the year of jubilee. --- Also, not by piercing her ear, as some have thought, but by setting her at liberty, and giving her something, ver. 14.
Verse Deuteronomy 15:17. _THOU SHALT TAKE AN AWL_] Exodus 21:6....
The commands here are repeated from Exodus 21:2, with amplifications relative to the maidservant Deuteronomy 15:12 and to the making (Deuteronomy 15:13 ff) liberal provision for launching the f
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...
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...
AUL. Only here, and Exodus 21:6. FOR EVER. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the Whole), App-6, whole time put for part of time....
The Year of Remission: (2) of Slaves If a Hebrew, man or woman, serves as a slave for six years, in the seventh he shall not only go free but be liberally equipped from his owner's property; as Israe...
_thou shalt take an awl_ Lit. _a borer_, only here and in Exodus 21:6. _and thrust it through his ear_ Lit. _set_, or _give, it_; E, _bore_or _pierce his ear. His ear_because it is the organ of obedie...
DISCOURSE: 210 THE SERVANT DEVOTING HIMSELF TO HIS MASTER’S SERVICE Deuteronomy 15:16_. And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee, (because he loveth thee and thine house, be...
LESSON TWELVE DEUTERONOMY 14:22 TO DEUTERONOMY 15:23 c. DIFFERENCES IN ECONOMIC PRACTICES (Deuteronomy 14:22 to...
(4) SLAVERY (Deuteronomy 15:12-18) 12 If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13 An...
_THEN THOU SHALT TAKE AN AUL, AND THRUST IT THROUGH HIS EAR UNTO THE DOOR, AND HE SHALL BE THY SERVANT FOR EVER. AND ALSO UNTO THY MAIDSERVANT THOU SHALT DO LIKEWISE._ And also unto thy maid-servant...
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 sl...
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...
AND UNTO THY MAIDSERVANT THOU SHALT DO LIKEWISE — i.e., “in furnishing her liberally” (Rashi), and “possibly also in retaining her if she will.” It must not be supposed that this contradicts Exodus 21...
וְ לָקַחְתָּ֣ אֶת ־הַ מַּרְצֵ֗עַ וְ נָתַתָּ֤ה
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...
Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust [it] through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant (f) for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. (f) To the year of Jubile,...
Do I not see JESUS in this scripture? Was it not him who though LORD of all, and equal with the FATHER, yet made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant? And was it not JESUS...
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...
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...
THEN THOU SHALL TAKE AN AWL, AND THRUST IT THROUGH HIS EAR UNTO THE DOOR,.... Not of his master's house, but of the sanhedrim, or court of judicature, according to the Targum of Jonathan, before whom...
_The Lord redeemed thee_ And brought thee out with riches, which, because they would not, God gave thee as a just recompense for thy service; and therefore thou shalt follow his example, and send out...
[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...
then thou shalt take an awl and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant forever. And also unto thy maid-servant thou shalt do likewise. Cf Exodus 21:5. This covered all th...
THE RELEASE OF HEBREW SERVANTS...
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...
12-18 Here the law concerning Hebrew servants is repeated. There is an addition, requiring the masters to put some small stock into their servants' hands to set up with for themselves, when sent out...
FOR EVER, i.e. all the time of his life, or, at least, till the year of jubilee. See on EXODUS 21:6. UNTO THY MAID-SERVANT THOU SHALT DO LIKEWISE, i.e. either dismiss her honourably, and with plenty o...
"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...
Deuteronomy 15:17 take H3947 (H8804) awl H4836 thrust H5414 (H8804) ear H241 door H1817 servant...
RELEASE OF HEBREW BONDSMEN AND BONDSWOMEN (DEUTERONOMY 15:12). Similar generosity must be shown to ‘Hebrew bondsmen and bondswomen' when they are released after their seven year contract. What follows...
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...
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...
_Remember that thou wast a bondman._ REMEMBER In an autobiography of William Jay we read that on one occasion he called to see the famous Mr. John Newton at Olney, and he observed that over the desk...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 15:1__ The laws in these verses relate to the sabbatical year. See Exodus 23:10 and...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 15:16 Piercing with an AWL marks permanent ownership. See Exodus 21:5; and note on Deut. 15:
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...
EXPOSITION THE YEAR OF RELEASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEBTORS AND THE EMANCIPATION OF HEBREW SLAVES. THE SANCTIFICATION OF THE FIRSTBORN...
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...
1 Samuel 1:22; Leviticus 25:39...
For ever — All the time of his life, or, at least, 'till the year of jubilee. Likewise — That is, either dismiss her with plenty, or engage her to perpetual servitude, in the same manner and by the sa...