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THE YEAR OF RELEASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEBTORS AND THE EMANCIPATION OF HEBREW SLAVES. THE SANCTIFICATION OF THE FIRSTBORN OF CATTLE.
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Deuteronomy 15:1-23
The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-23
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Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:1-11Deuteronomy 15:1-11 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThis year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. The law is spiritual, and…The Year of Release. (b. c. 1451.)Deuteronomy 15:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE YEAR OF RELEASE. (B. C. 1451.) Here is, I. A law for the relief of poor debtors, such (we may suppose) as were insolvent. Every seventh year was a year of release, in which the ground rested from being tilled and se…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-6Deuteronomy 15:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryTo the prescription of a tithe for the needy there is added a regulation for the behalf of debtors. The Israelites were not only to help the poor, but they were to refrain from what would be a hardship and oppression to…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1Deuteronomy 15:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryRelease. The word thus rendered ( שְׁמִטָּה, from שָׁמַט, to leave, to let lie fallow) occurs only here and in Deuteronomy 15:2; in Exodus 33:11 the cognate verb is used, and from this the word is best explained. The de…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-6Deuteronomy 15:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryDivine checks on human greed. In this paragraph the institution of the sabbatical year is presupposed (of. Exodus 23:9-13; Le Exodus 25:2-7). During this year the land was to rest, and it would doubtless be conducive to…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-12Deuteronomy 15:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Lord's release. The sabbatic year was in many respects a year of mercy to the poor. The beautiful name given to it here—"the Lord's release"—suggests gospel ideas. It finds its higher counterpart in that "acceptable…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:1-11This year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. The law is spiritual, and…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Year of Release. (b. c. 1451.)THE YEAR OF RELEASE. (B. C. 1451.) Here is, I. A law for the relief of poor debtors, such (we may suppose) as were insolvent. Every seventh year was a year of release, in which the ground rested from being tilled and se…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-12The Lord's release. The sabbatic year was in many respects a year of mercy to the poor. The beautiful name given to it here—"the Lord's release"—suggests gospel ideas. It finds its higher counterpart in that "acceptable…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-11A bulwark against cupidity. Material prosperity was the only form of blessing that had attractive charm for the Hebrews. Neither mind nor conscience was yet sufficiently developed to value higher good. God had to raise…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-6To the prescription of a tithe for the needy there is added a regulation for the behalf of debtors. The Israelites were not only to help the poor, but they were to refrain from what would be a hardship and oppression to…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1Release. The word thus rendered ( שְׁמִטָּה, from שָׁמַט, to leave, to let lie fallow) occurs only here and in Deuteronomy 15:2; in Exodus 33:11 the cognate verb is used, and from this the word is best explained. The de…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-6The year of forgiveness. We have here what we may call the "poor law" of Palestine. The poor were to be regarded as "brethren," they were to be treated as neighbors, as members of the one society. Money was to be lent t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-6Divine checks on human greed. In this paragraph the institution of the sabbatical year is presupposed (of. Exodus 23:9-13; Le Exodus 25:2-7). During this year the land was to rest, and it would doubtless be conducive to…Joseph S. Exell and contributors