at his day, that is, day by day, thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it, Jeremiah 22:13; James 5:4; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it, he desires to have his wages regularly, because his life depends upon this money; lest he cry against thee unto the Lord and it be sin unto thee.
Verse Deuteronomy 24:15. _HE IS POOR, AND SETTETH HIS HEART UPON IT_] How exceedingly natural is this! The poor servant who seldom sees money, yet finds from his master's affluence that it procures a...
20. CONCERNING DIVORCE AND LAWS OF MERCY CHAPTER 24 _ 1. Concerning divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1)_ 2. Concerning pledge and slavery (Deuteronomy 24:6) 3. Concerning leprosy (Deuteronom
XXIV. 6_ F_., 10- 13, which stood perhaps originally together, belong to the many humanitarian laws of D (Deuteronomy 15:12 *). Corn is still ground in the home in Palestine; this is done by the rotat...
THE SUN GO DOWN. Compare James 5:4. AND SETTETH. and he lifteth up. HIS HEART. his soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
Deuteronomy 24:5 to Deuteronomy 25:4. Thirteen Laws of Equity and Humanity Besides the humane temper common to most of them, and a few cue-words, there are no apparent reasons for their being grouped...
Payment of the Wage-earner. Whether Israelite or _gçr_, if he be poor, his wage is to be paid the day he earns it; if he has to appeal to God it will be sin to thee. Sg. with _brother_(not _neighbour_...
_his day_ Cp. Job 14:6; Matthew 20:2. _setteth his heart_ Lit. _lifteth up his desire_(_nephesh_). The Heb. term with its several meanings suggests how his life depends on his wage. Being poor he can...
_VER._ 15. _AT HIS DAY THOU SHALT GIVE HIM HIS HIRE_— This particularly concerns those who live by their daily labour: they ought to be paid before the sun goes down; all ought to receive their wages,...
(12) PAYING THE POOR HIRED SERVANT (Deuteronomy 24:14-15) 14 Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land wit...
_THOU SHALT NOT OPPRESS AN HIRED SERVANT THAT IS POOR AND NEEDY, WHETHER HE BE OF THY BRETHREN, OR OF THY STRANGERS THAT ARE IN THY LAND WITHIN THY GATES:_ Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant tha...
24:15 poor, (e-21) Or 'afflicted,' as ch. 15.11. it; (g-27) Lit. 'he lifteth his soul to it.' in (h-40) Or 'there be sin upon.'...
Another humane principle of far reaching application....
LAWS REGARDING DIVORCE, PLEDGES, MAN-STEALING, LEPROSY, JUSTICE, AND GLEANING 1-4. The Law of Divorce. The right of the husband to divorce his wife is here acknowledged but is guarded against abuse....
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 24 V1 ‘Suppose that a man marries a woman. Later, he decides that She does not please him. He f...
THOU SHALT NOT OPPRESS AN HIRED SERVANT. — So Leviticus 19:13. “The wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.” (Comp. also Jeremiah 22:13; Malachi 3:5;...
בְּ יֹומֹו֩ תִתֵּ֨ן שְׂכָרֹ֜ו וְֽ לֹא ־תָבֹ֧ו
LAWS OF KINDNESS WITH the commands we now have to consider, we leave altogether the region of strict law, and enter entirely upon that of aspiration and of feeling. Kindness, by its very nature, elude...
_Maintaineth: encourageth him. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "in it he placeth his hope." (Haydock) --- Day labourers are obliged to support themselves and families with their wages; (Menochius) so that if...
The justice, to say nothing of the mercy, of this precept, is too obvious. The LORD grant, that no cry of my poor brother, or of a stranger, may ever go up to my GOD against me. Reader! think only wha...
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...
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...
AT HIS DAY THOU SHALT GIVE [HIM] HIS HIRE,.... At the close of the day, when his work is done, the hire agreed for must be paid him; and, by the same rule, all such that were hired by the week, month,...
_Not oppress a hired servant_ By detaining his wages from him when due, which is the meaning of oppression here, as appears from the next verse. _At his day thou shalt give him his hire_ That is, at t...
1 Of diuorce. 5 A new maried man goeth not to warre. 6.10 Of pledges. 7 Of manstealers. 8 Of leprosie. 14 The hire is to be giuen. 16 Of Iustice. 19 Of Charitie. 1 WHEN [NOTE: Matthew 5:31; Matt...
DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE (vs.1-4) Under law there were cases such as often arise similarly at any time. A man may marry a woman and afterwards be thoroughly dissatisfied with her. This is a warning to...
SETTETH HIS HEART UPON IT: _ Heb._ lifteth his soul unto it...
14-22 It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming...
AT HIS DAY; at the time appointed, weekly or daily. NEITHER SHALL THE SUN GO DOWN UPON IT, to wit, after the day upon which it is due, and desired or demanded by him; for justice must not be denied or...
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...
Deuteronomy 24:15 day H3117 give H5414 (H8799) wages H7939 sun H8121 down H935 (H8799) poor H6041 set...
CONTENTS: Law concerning divorce; miscellaneous regulations. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: It is of great consequence that love be kept up between husband and wife and that everything be caref...
Deuteronomy 24:1. _Some uncleanness;_ not adultery, but leprosy, secret infirmities, or insupportable wickedness. Moses, says our Saviour; because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put a...
_Thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, measure._ THE CHRISTIAN IN COMMERCE I. Endeavour to point out what Christianity requires of a man in his dealings in business with his fellow men. 1. The...
CRITICAL _Notes_.—In this chapter certain duties social and domestic are chosen to illustrate the general application of the law. DEUTERONOMY 24:1. Relation of man and wife. Divorce. The verses are hy...
EXPOSITION LAWS RESPECTING DIVORCE, AGAINST MAN-STEALING AND INJUSTICE. DEUTERONOMY 24:1 _Of divorce_._ _If a man put away his wife because she did not any longer please him, and she became the wife...
Now, When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she finds no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorceme...
Deuteronomy 15:9; Exodus 22:23; Exodus 22:24; Isaiah 5:7; James 5:4;...
At this day — At the time appointed, weekly or daily....