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Introduction
Overview
Deuteronomy 21 . 1 , The expiation of an uncertain murder; Deuteronomy 21 . 10 , The usage of a captive taken to wife; Deuteronomy 21 . 15 , The first-born is not to be disinherited upon private affection; Deuteronomy 21 . 18 , A rebellious son is to be stoned to death; Deuteronomy 21 . 22 , The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree.
Psalm 5 . 6 , Psalm 9 . 12 , Proverbs 28 . 17 , Isaiah 26 . 21 , Acts 28 . 4
Reciprocal . Genesis 9 . 5 . and at Exodus 21 . 29 . his owner also Numbers 35 . 33 . it defileth 2 Samuel 3 . 28 . guiltless 2 Samuel 14 . 9 . and the king 2 Samuel 21 . 9 . before the Lord 1 Kings 21 . 8 . the elders
Deuteronomy 16 . 18 , Deuteronomy 16 . 19 , Romans 13 . 3 , Romans 13 . 4
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 21 . 19 . and bring
an . Numbers 19 . 2 , Jeremiah 31 . 18 , Matthew 11 . 28-30 , Philippians 2 . 8
Reciprocal . Leviticus 4 . 15 . the elders
a rough valley . As the word nachal signifies both a torrent , and the valley or glen through which it flows , nachal aithan may be rendered a rapid torrent. Many torrents in Judea are dry during a great part of the year; when not only their banks but their beds may be ploughed , and yield a crop. Hence there is no impropriety in specifying that such a place should be one that "is neither cared nor sown;" while the circumstance that the elders were to wash their hands over the heifer , whose head had been struck off into the stream , confirms this interpretation. The spot of ground where this sacrifice was made must be uncultivated , because it was considered as a sacrifice for the atonement of murder , and , consequently , would pollute the land.
shall strike . 1 Peter 2 . 21-24 , 1 Peter 3 . 18
Reciprocal . Genesis 45 . 6 . earing Exodus 34 . 21 . earing Isaiah 30 . 24 . ear the ground
for them . Deuteronomy 10 . 8 , Deuteronomy 18 . 5 , Numbers 6 . 22-27 , 1 Chronicles 23 . 13
by their word . Deuteronomy 17 . 8-12 , Malachi 2 . 7
word . Heb. mouth
Reciprocal . Leviticus 9 . 22 . his hand Numbers 3 . 16 . word Numbers 6 . 23 . General Deuteronomy 19 . 17 . General 2 Chronicles 19 . 8 . the judgment Ezekiel 42 . 13 . approach
wash their hands . Washing the hands was anciently a symbolical action , denoting that the person was innocent of the crime in question. Job 9 . 30 , Psalm 19 . 12 , Psalm 26 . 6 , Psalm 51 . 2 , Psalm 51 . 7 , Psalm 51 . 14 , Psalm 73 . 13 , Jeremiah 2 . 22 , Matthew 27 . 24 , Matthew 27 . 25 , Hebrews 9 . 10
Reciprocal . 1 Timothy 1 . 9 . manslayers
Numbers 5 . 19-28 , 2 Samuel 16 . 8 , Job 21 . 21-23 , Job 21 . 31-34 , Psalm 7 . 3 , Psalm 7 . 4
Reciprocal . Matthew 5 . 21 . and Matthew 23 . 35 . upon Matthew 27 . 24 . and washed
lay not . Numbers 35 . 33 , 2 Samuel 3 . 28 , 2 Kings 24 . 4 , Psalm 19 . 12 , Jeremiah 26 . 15 , Ezekiel 23 . 3 , Ezekiel 23 . 24 , Ezekiel 23 . 25 , Jonah 1 . 14 , Matthew 23 . 35 , 1 Thessalonians 2 . 15 , 1 Thessalonians 2 . 16
unto thy people . Heb. in the midst
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 9 . 26 . which thou hast brought forth Deuteronomy 19 . 10 . General 1 Kings 2 . 31 . that thou 2 Kings 21 . 16 . Manasseh Psalm 67 . 1 . God
shalt thou . Deuteronomy 19 . 12 , Deuteronomy 19 . 13
when thou shalt . Deuteronomy 13 . 18 , 2 Kings 10 . 30 , 2 Kings 10 . 31
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 2 . 31 . that thou 2 Kings 21 . 16 . Manasseh Psalm 106 . 38 . shed
thou goest . Deuteronomy 20 . 10-16
Reciprocal . Numbers 31 . 18 . keep alive for yourselves
desire . Genesis 6 . 2 , Genesis 12 . 14 , Genesis 12 . 15 , Genesis 29 . 18-20 , Genesis 34 . 3 , Genesis 34 . 8 , Judges 14 . 2 , Judges 14 . 3 , Proverbs 6 . 25 , Proverbs 31 . 10 , Proverbs 31 . 30
that . Numbers 31 . 18
Reciprocal . Exodus 21 . 8 . who hath Isaiah 2 . 6 . and they Daniel 11 . 37 . the desire
and she shall . This was in token of renouncing her religion , and becoming a proselyte to that of the Jews. This is still a custom in the East . When a Christian turns Mohammedan , his head is shaved , and he is carried through the city , crying , la eelah eela allah wemochammed resoolullahee , "There is no God but the God , and Mohammed is the prophet of God." 1 Corinthians 11 . 6; Ephesians 4 . 22
pare her nails . or , suffer to grow , Heb. make , or dress , Weâsethah eth tzipparneyha , "and she shall make her nails;" i.e. , probably neither paring nor letting them grow , but dressing or beautifying them as the Eastern women still do by tinging them with the leaves of an odoriferous plant called alhenna , which Hasselquist (p. 246) informs us , "grows in India and in upper and lower Egypt , flowering from May to August. The leaves are pulverized and made into a paste with water . they bind this paste on the nails of their hands and feet , and keep it on all night. This gives them a deep yellow , which is greatly admired by Eastern nations. The colour lasts for three or four weeks before there is occasion to renew it. The custom is so ancient in Egypt , that I have seen the nails of mummies dyed in this manner.
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 19 . 24 . dressed his feet 1 Corinthians 11 . 5 . shaven
and bewail . Psalm 45 . 10 , Psalm 45 . 11 , Luke 14 . 26 , Luke 14 . 27
Reciprocal . Genesis 50 . 3 . threescore 2 Samuel 21 . 10 . from the Hosea 3 . 3 . Thou shalt abide
thou shalt . Exodus 21 . 7-11
because thou . Deuteronomy 22 . 19 , Deuteronomy 22 . 24 , Deuteronomy 22 . 29 , Genesis 34 . 2 , Judges 19 . 24
Reciprocal . Esther 2 . 14 . delighted
two wives . Genesis 29 . 18 , Genesis 29 . 20 , Genesis 29 . 30 , Genesis 29 . 31 , Genesis 29 . 33 , 1 Samuel 1 . 4 , 1 Samuel 1 . 5
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 24 . 1 . hath taken 2 Chronicles 11 . 22 . made Abijah 2 Chronicles 21 . 3 . gave them Malachi 1 . 3 . hated Luke 14 . 26 . hate Romans 9 . 13 . hated
1 Chronicles 5 . 2 , 1 Chronicles 26 . 10 , 2 Chronicles 11 . 19-22 , 2 Chronicles 21 . 3 , Romans 8 . 29 , Philippians 4 . 8 , Hebrews 12 . 16 , Hebrews 12 . 17
Reciprocal . Proverbs 19 . 14 . the inheritance Malachi 1 . 3 . hated Luke 15 . 12 . give
by giving . Genesis 25 . 5 , Genesis 25 . 6 , Genesis 25 . 32 , Genesis 25 . 34 , 1 Chronicles 5 . 1 , 1 Chronicles 5 . 2
that he hath . Heb. that is found with him
the beginning . Genesis 49 . 3 , Psalm 105 . 36
the right . Genesis 25 . 31-34
Reciprocal . Genesis 48 . 22 . given Joshua 17 . 1 . the firstborn 2 Kings 2 . 9 . a double portion Isaiah 61 . 7 . your shame Luke 15 . 12 . give Hebrews 12 . 23 . the firstborn
have a stubborn . Proverbs 28 . 24 , Proverbs 30 . 11 , Proverbs 30 . 17 , Isaiah 1 . 2
obey the voice . Deuteronomy 27 . 16 , Exodus 20 . 12 , Exodus 21 . 15 , Exodus 21 . 17 , Leviticus 19 . 3 , Leviticus 21 . 9 , Proverbs 15 . 5 , Proverbs 20 . 20 , Ezekiel 22 . 7
when they . Deuteronomy 8 . 5 , 2 Samuel 7 . 14 , Proverbs 13 . 24 , Proverbs 19 . 18 , Proverbs 22 . 15 , Proverbs 23 . 13 , Proverbs 23 . 14 , Proverbs 29 . 17 , Hebrews 12 . 9-11
will not . Isaiah 1 . 5 , Jeremiah 5 . 3 , Jeremiah 31 . 18 , Ezekiel 24 . 13 , Amos 4 . 11 , Amos 4 . 12
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 18 . 5 . Deal gently Proverbs 1 . 8 . hear Proverbs 6 . 20 . General Proverbs 15 . 32 . heareth Proverbs 19 . 26 . wasteth Proverbs 23 . 22 . Hearken Matthew 15 . 4 . He Romans 1 . 30 . disobedient Ephesians 6 . 1 . obey Colossians 3 . 20 . obey
and bring . Deuteronomy 21 . 2 , Deuteronomy 16 . 18 , Deuteronomy 25 . 7 , Zechariah 13 . 3
Reciprocal . Genesis 22 . 17 . thy seed Genesis 24 . 60 . thy seed Deuteronomy 25 . 6 . that his name Ruth 4 . 1 . to the gate Job 29 . 7 . General Proverbs 31 . 23 . in the Jeremiah 38 . 7 . the king
he will not . Proverbs 29 . 17
he is a glutton . Proverbs 19 . 26 , Proverbs 20 . 1 , Proverbs 23 . 19-21 ,Proverbs 23 . 29-35
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 19 . 19 . so shalt Proverbs 15 . 32 . heareth Proverbs 23 . 21 . the drunkard Proverbs 30 . 11 . that curseth Galatians 5 . 21 . drunkenness Ephesians 5 . 18 . be not 2 Peter 2 . 10 . despise
all the men . Deuteronomy 13 . 10 , Deuteronomy 13 . 11 , Deuteronomy 17 . 5 , Leviticus 24 . 16
so shalt thou . Deuteronomy 13 . 5 , Deuteronomy 13 . 11 , Deuteronomy 19 . 19 , Deuteronomy 19 . 20 , Deuteronomy 22 . 21 , Deuteronomy 22 . 24
all Israel . Deuteronomy 13 . 11
Reciprocal . Leviticus 20 . 2 . the people Leviticus 24 . 14 . let all the Joshua 7 . 25 . all Israel Judges 20 . 13 . put away 1 Kings 21 . 13 . they carried him Esther 1 . 20 . throughout Job 34 . 26 . in Proverbs 19 . 25 . Smite Proverbs 21 . 11 . the scorner Proverbs 24 . 32 . I looked Proverbs 30 . 11 . that curseth Ezekiel 31 . 14 . the end Acts 5 . 5 . great 1 Corinthians 5 . 13 . Therefore 1 Timothy 5 . 20 . that others 2 Peter 2 . 10 . despise Revelation 2 . 23 . and all
Joshua 8 . 29 , Joshua 10 . 26 , So in Numbers 25 . 4 , we read , "And the Lord said unto Moses , Take all the heads . chief men of the people , and hang them up before the Lord against the sun , that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel." Among the Romans , in after ages , they hanged , or rather fastened to the tree ALIVE; and such was the cruel death of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Deuteronomy 19 . 6 , Deuteronomy 22 . 26 , 1 Samuel 26 . 16 , Matthew 26 . 66 , Acts 23 . 29 , Acts 25 . 11 , Acts 25 . 25 , Acts 26 . 31
worthy of death . Heb. of the judgment of death , The Hebrews understand this not of putting to death by hanging , but of hanging a man up after he was stoned to death; which was done more ignominiously of some heinous malefactors. We have the examples of Rechab and Baanah , who , for murdering Ish-bosheth , were slain by David's commandment , their hand and feet cut off , and then hanged up. 2 Samuel 4 . 12
thou hang . 2 Samuel 21 . 6 , 2 Samuel 21 . 9 , Luke 23 . 33 , John 19 . 31-38
Reciprocal . Genesis 40 . 19 . hang thee Judges 19 . 29 . with her bones Esther 2 . 23 . hanged John 12 . 32 . if Romans 6 . 21 . for the 1 Peter 2 . 24 . the tree
he that is hanged is accursed of God . Heb. the curse of God , That is , it is the highest degree of reproach that can attach to a man , and proclaims him under the curse of God as much as any external punishment can. They that see him thus hanging between heaven and earth , will conclude him abandoned of both , and unworthy of either. Bp. Patrick observes , that this passage is applied to the death of Christ; not only because he bare our sins and was exposed to shame , as these malefactors were that were accursed of God , but because he was in the evening taken down from the cursed tree and buried . and that by the particular care of the Jews , with an eye to this law , John 19 . 31 , in token , that now the guilt being removed , the law was satisfied , as it was when the malefactors had hanged till sun-set . it demanded no more. Then he , and those that are his , ceased to be a curse. And as the land of Israel was pure and clean when the body was buried , so the church is washed and cleansed by the complete satisfaction which Christ thus made. Deuteronomy 7 . 26 , Numbers 25 . 4 , Joshua 7 . 12 , 2 Samuel 21 . 6 , Romans 9 . 3 , Galatians 3 . 13 , 1 Corinthians 16 . 22 , 2 Corinthians 5 . 21
thy land . Leviticus 18 . 25 , Numbers 35 . 33 , Numbers 35 . 34
Reciprocal . Genesis 40 . 19 . hang thee Joshua 8 . 29 . the king Joshua 10 . 26 . hanged Joshua 10 . 27 . they took Judges 19 . 29 . with her bones 2 Samuel 4 . 12 . hanged 2 Samuel 18 . 9 . taken up 2 Kings 10 . 8 . until the morning Esther 2 . 23 . hanged Esther 9 . 13 . let Haman's ten sons be hanged Jeremiah 2 . 7 . ye defiled Ezekiel 39 . 12 . cleanse Mark 15 . 24 . crucified Luke 23 . 33 . they crucified John 12 . 32 . if John 18 . 32 . what Acts 5 . 6 . General 1 Corinthians 12 . 3 . accursed Philippians 2 . 8 . the death 1 Peter 2 . 24 . the tree