If there be found among you, within any of thy gates, in any city, that is, anywhere in the entire country, which the Lord, thy God, giveth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord, thy God, in transgressing His covenant, in setting aside any of the fundamental terms of the alliance which was in force between Jehovah and His people,
Compare Deuteronomy 13:1 ff. Here special reference is made to the legal forms to be adopted, Deuteronomy 17:5. The sentence was to be carried into effect at “the gates” (compare Genesis 19:1 note)
13. JUSTICE AND THE CHOICE OF A KING Chapter S 16:18-17:20 _ 1. Appointment of judges and their instruction (Deuteronomy 16:18; Deuteronomy 17:1)_ 2. The higher court at the place He chooses ...
DEUTERONOMY 16:21- DEUTERONOMY 17:7. LAWS DEMANDING PURE WORSHIP AND SUITABLE SACRIFICES. This breaks the connexion; its proper place is probably between Deuteronomy 12 and Deuteronomy 13. Deuterono
MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14. WICKEDNESS. Hebrew. _ra'a._ App-44. TRANSGRESSING. Hebrew. _'abar._ App-44....
Against Worshippers of Other Gods If such be found in any of thy gates, and their crime established, they shall be stoned (Deuteronomy 17:2-5); only at the mouth of two witnesses shall any one be put...
_If there be found in the midst of thee_ Deuteronomy 13:1 (2): _if there arise_, etc.; _q.v._ within any of thy gates Deuteronomy 13:12 (13): _one of thy cities; q.v._ doeth that which is evil, etc....
Deuteronomy 16:21 to Deuteronomy 17:7. Isolated Group of Laws on Worship This group of laws against heathen symbols and blemished sacrifices and the worship of other gods all of them abominations to,...
_VER._ 2. _HATH WROUGHT WICKEDNESS_— By _wickedness,_ is here meant idolatry, which was eminently _transgressing the covenant;_ a principal part of which, and that whereupon the whole depended, was, t...
LESSON FOURTEEN DEUTERONOMY 16:18-20; DEUTERONOMY 17:2 TO DEUTERONOMY 18:22 e. THE LEADERS OF GOD'S PEOPLE ...
Deuteronomy 17:2-13 2 If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in...
_IF THERE BE FOUND AMONG YOU, WITHIN ANY OF THY GATES WHICH THE LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE, MAN OR WOMAN, THAT HATH WROUGHT WICKEDNESS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD THY GOD, IN TRANSGRESSING HIS COVENANT,_...
THE PUNISHMENT OF IDOLATRY. CONTROVERSIES TO BE SETTLED BY PRIESTS AND JUDGES. ELECTION AND DUTIES OF A KING 1. Cp. Leviticus 22:17....
WICKEDNESS] idolatry, as in Deuteronomy 4:25....
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 17 V1 ‘If any sheep or *cattle are not perfect, do not *sacrifice them to the *LORD your God. Th...
Deuteronomy 17:2. EVERY IDOLATER TO BE STONED. (2) IF THERE BE FOUND... MAN OR WOMAN. — This section differs slightly from the third section of Deuteronomy 13. The penalty there is directed against th...
כִּֽי ־יִמָּצֵ֤א בְ קִרְבְּךָ֙ בְּ אַחַ֣ד שְׁ
Continuing the discourse commenced in the previous chapter, we find insistence on the fact that no false sacrifices must be offered and no false worshipers permitted to approach. For dealing with such...
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or (b) woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,...
_Covenant, by incurring the evil of idolatry. (Calmet) (Hebrews x. 29.)_...
Observe, how tenacious the LORD GOD was of his people's faithfulness, and how exemplary the punishment of idolatry. Oh! that many in the present hour, who are tempting the Israel of GOD by apostacy, w...
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...
2._If there be found among you. _The same punishment is here decreed against idolaters, to which apostates had been before condemned; and thus either transgression is declared a capital crime. Hence w...
Verse 18 [from Chapter 16] (Deuteronomy 16:18) begins a new subject: the pains taken, and the instruments used, to preserve the blessing and execute the judgments necessary to that effect. The thought...
IF THERE BE FOUND AMONG YOU, WITHIN ANY OF THY GATES WHICH THE LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE,.... In any of their cities in the land of Canaan: MAN OR WOMAN THAT HATH WROUGHT WICKEDNESS IN THE SIGHT OF TH...
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, Ve...
_In transgressing his covenant_ That is, in idolatry, as it is explained Deuteronomy 17:3, which is called a transgression of God's covenant made with Israel, both because it was a breach of their fai...
1 The things sacrificed must bee sound. 2 Idolaters must bee slaine. 8 Hard controuersies are to bee determined by the Priests and Iudges. 12 The contemner of that Determination must die. 14 The e...
RIGHTEOUS GOVERNMENT (This Continues the subject of) (chap.16:13 to 17:11) This continues the subject of righteous government. The guilt of offering a blemished sacrifice to the Lord must incur sev...
1-7 No creature which had any blemish was to be offered in sacrifice to God. We are thus called to remember the perfect, pure, and spotless sacrifice of Christ, and reminded to serve God with the bes...
MAN OR WOMAN; the weakness and tenderness of that sex shall not excuse her sin, nor prevent her punishment. IN TRANSGRESSING HIS COVENANT, i.e. in idolatry, as it is explained DEUTERONOMY 17:3, which...
We must remember that the division of scripture into Chapter s and verses is entirely a human arrangement, often very convenient, no doubt, for reference; but not infrequently it is quite unwarrantabl...
Deuteronomy 17:2 found H4672 (H8735) among H7130 any H259 gates H8179 LORD H3068 God H430 gives H5414 ...
ANYONE FOUND WORSHIPPING OTHER GODS WAS TO BE STONED TO DEATH, BUT ONLY AFTER CAREFUL ENQUIRY (DEUTERONOMY 17:2). The reference to the abominations of Asherah, Pillar and blemished offerings leads on...
CONTENTS: Laws concerning idolaters and obedience to authority and kings. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: God would possess men with a dread of that sin worshipping false gods which is a sin in...
Deuteronomy 17:3. _Either sun or moon._ This would be going back to Sabianism, which from the dispersion of Babel became the religion of Asia, as stated in Job 1:15. Deuteronomy 17:8. A matter too har...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 17:2 DOES WHAT IS EVIL. More specifically, commits idolatry. See Deuteronomy 4:19....
CRITICAL REMARKS.—Israel not only had tendency to idolatry, but inclination to offer animals with faults and to transgress the laws of worship. _Blemishes_ named in Leviticus 22. Deuteronomy 17:2. Ido...
EXPOSITION SACRIFICES TO BE OF ANIMALS UNBLEMISHED. IDOLATERS TO BE SOUGHT OUT, CONVICTED, AND PUT TO DEATH. THE HIGHER JUDICIAL COURT
As you've discovered by now the book of Deuteronomy is sort of a review of the law. The word itself indicates the second law. It is a review by Moses for the people. Really a final review because Mose...
2 Kings 18:12; Deuteronomy 29:25; Deuteronomy 31:20; Deuteronomy 4:23;...
ln transressing his covenant — That is, in idolatry, as it is explained Deuteronomy 17:3, which is called a transgression of God's covenant made with Israel, both because it is a breach of their faith...