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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

Here is, I. Care taken for the due administration of justice among them, that controversies might be determined, matters in variance adjusted, the injured redressed, and the injurious punished. While they were encamped in the wilderness, they had judges and officers according to their numbers, rulers of thousands and hundreds, Exod. 18:25. When they came to Canaan, they must have them according to their towns and cities, in all their gates; for the courts of judgment sat in the gates. Now, 1.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:22

Neither shalt thou set up any image ,.... Graven or molten, of man, beast, fish, or fowl; the word signifies a "statue or pillar" F3 מצבה στηλην , Sept. "statuam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Tig. vers. Fagius, Drusius, Grotius, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so Ainsworth. which was set up for idolatry; for, as Aben Ezra observes, what was not set up for idolatry was not forbidden, as when erected in memory of any action or remarkable event; see Joshua 22:10 , &c.; which... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:22

Verse 22 22.Neither shalt thou set thee up. Hence also it more clearly appears what is the meaning and tendency of the Second Commandment. God elsewhere commands, (100) (as we have seen,) that statues (101) should be erected on the borders of the land, on which the sum of the Law should be inscribed. At first sight this prohibition seems to be contradictory; and indeed it would be so, unless you understand “statue” to be a false image of God, in which men set Him before them in bodily form;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

The administration of justice. True religion is related to true morality as the parent is related to the child. God cares as much that right dispositions should prevail between man and man as between man and God. By an eternal decree, religion and morality have been conjoined, and no man can put them asunder. He that loves God will love his brother also. I. THE ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IS ENTRUSTED TO IMPERFECT MEN . The laws of the Jews were framed in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:21-22

In all states, the highest crime of which the judge has to take note is that of treason against the supreme Rower; and, under the theocracy, the act most distinctly treasonable was idolatry. In proceeding, therefore, to give some practical admonitions as to the things to be observed in the administration of justice, Moses begins by denouncing and forbidding this most flagrant form of iniquity. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:21-22

(See Homily, Deuteronomy 5:8-10 , on "The second commandment," and also Homily, Deuteronomy 13:1-18 ; on "Temptations to idolatry to be resisted.") HOMILIES BY J. ORR read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:21-22

The pathways to temptation to be shunned. A rash and hare-brained pilot may venture as near as he can to a sunken reef, but a wise captain will prefer plenty of sea-room. It is no proof of wisdom to tamper with temptation. One cannot handle pitch without being defiled. I. GOD WISHES TO IMPART TO MEN HIS OWN FEELING TOWARDS IDOLATRY . ( Deuteronomy 16:22 .) To be like God is the summit of every good man's ambition. This is God's intention also. But the attainment... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:22

Any image ; any pillar , etc . The Hebrew word ( מַצֵבָה , mazzebah ) denotes generally any pillar or stone that is set up, whether as a memorial ( Genesis 28:18 ), or as a sign ( Exodus 24:4 ; Isaiah 19:19 ), or for purposes of utility or ornament ( Jeremiah 43:13 ). Here, as in other passages, it is a pillar or statue set up as an object of worship (cf. 2 Kings 3:2 ; 2 Kings 10:26 ; Hosea 10:1 ; Micah 5:12 ). HOMILETICS read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

These verses are closely connected in subject with the following chapter, and introduce certain directions for the administration of justice and the carrying on of the civil government of the people in Canaan. During the lifetime of Moses, he himself, especially inspired and guided by God, was sufficient, with the aid of the subordinate judges (compare Exodus 18:13 ff), for the duties in question. But now that Moses was to be withdrawn, and the people would soon be scattered up and down the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

Justice and government (16:18-17:20)A collection of miscellaneous laws deals with a variety of civil and religious matters. The courts had to administer justice impartially (18-20); the worship of Yahweh was not to involve any symbols or sacred objects taken from other religions (21-22); people were not to offer sick or lame animals in sacrifice (17:1); the testimony of at least two witnesses had to be in agreement before an accused person could be punished (2-7); and when local judges found a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 16:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:18-22

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