When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house. Ver. 1. _Because he hath found some uncleann... [ Continue Reading ]
And [if] the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth [it] in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her [to be] his wife; Ver. 3. _And if the latter husband hate her._] As many Nabals now-a-days do. Job was not more wear... [ Continue Reading ]
Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that [is] abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance. Ver. 4. _After that she is defiled._] Or, Caused t... [ Continue Reading ]
When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. Ver. 5. _Shall cheer up his wife._] For the better knitting of their affections; which, if well done... [ Continue Reading ]
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge. Ver. 6. A man's life.] That is, his livelihood. A poor man in his house is like a snail in his shell, crush that and you kill him. See Luk 8:43 Mark 12:44. All her life, ολον του βιον, that is, al... [ Continue Reading ]
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. Ver. 7. _And maketh merchandise of him._] What then shall be done to those seducers, that "creeping," or s... [ Continue Reading ]
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, [so] ye shall observe to do. Ver. 8. _The Levites shall teach you._] Not the history only, but the mystery too. _See Trapp on "_ Lev 13:2 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt. Ver. 9. _Did unto Miriam._] When he spat in her face, and spared her not, though a prophetess, and a conductress of God's people to Canaan. Mic 6:4 God will not pass by the sins of his saints, if... [ Continue Reading ]
When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. Ver. 10. _To fetch his pledge._] To see, _Quam sit eurta supellex,_ and to pick and choose what pledge thou pleasest.... [ Continue Reading ]
And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: Ver. 12. _Thou shalt not sleep with his pledge._] As those cruel crafties did, Amo 2:8 that "sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes." Amo 2:6... [ Continue Reading ]
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God. Ver. 13. _May bless thee._] Saying, as St Paul brings in the relieved poor Christian, 2Co 9:15 "Thanks... [ Continue Reading ]