“ And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. ”
The following offences were to be punished with death: Striking a parent, compare Deuteronomy 27:16 . Cursing a parent, compare the marginal references. Kidnapping, whether with a view to re...
Exodus 21:12-17 E. Capital Offences. This group, varying in form from the main body of the Judgments, is here regarded as a part of the smaller Book of the Covenant (p. 184). The punishment of mu...
smiteth . Here and elsewhere in this chapter (except Exodus 21:26 ), to smite to death, or seriously.
The commandment is now sanctioned by the denunciation of capital punishment for its violation, yet not so as to comprehend all who have in any respect sinned against their parents, but suffi...
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. That smiteth his father, or his mother - As such a case argued peculiar depravity, therefore no mercy was to be shown to t...
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, &c.— Of so great importance is obedience to parents, that God was pleased not only to enjoin it by a positive law, but even to adjudge those to de...
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. He that smiteth his father or his mother, х 'aabiyw ( H1 ) wª'imow ( H517 ) - his father and his mother....
The Book of the Covenant (continued) I-ii. Regulations regarding the Treatment of Hebrew Slaves. Slavery was universal in ancient times, and the Mosaic Law does not abolish it. Among the Hebrews,...
(15-17) And he that smiteth his father... -With homicide are conjoined some other offences, regarded as of a heinous character, and made punishable by death: viz. (1), striking a parent; (2) kidnapp...
CHAPTER XXI. THE LESSER LAW (continued). PART II.--RIGHTS OF THE PERSON. Exodus 21:1-32 . The first words of God from Sinai had declared that He was Jehovah Who brought them out of slavery...
At this point we have certain laws which apply the principles of the Decalogue to life. The first movement has to do with the laws of the person. This begins with the relation of slaves to their mast...
Observe the uplifted hand in smiting the parent is made capital, like the sin of murder. Proverbs 30:17 ; Deuteronomy 21:21 ; Deuteronomy 21:21 .
And he that smiteth his father or his mother ,.... With his fist, or with a stick, or cane, or such thing, though they died not with the blow, yet it occasioned any wound, or caused a bruise, or the...
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. Ver. 15. He that smiteth. ] By the law of God, of nature, and of nations, such a man should die. And herein, I think, o...
He that smiteth his father , &c. So sacred and inviolable is that reverence which children owe to their parents, that, by the law of God, it was death not only to strike them, but even to curse...
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MASTERS (vs.1-11) Moses is now given an expanded view of the law on Chapter s 21-23. Special duties of masters are first considered. They may think they have full authority ov...
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he sha...
He that smiteth; either, 1. So as is before mentioned, Exodus 21:12 , so as they die . And to smite sometimes signifies to kill , as Genesis 4:15 2 Kings 14:5 , compared with 2 Chro...
Expansion of the Ten Words of the Covenant ( Exodus 20:22 to Exodus 23:33 ). In this section, which is composed of elements put together mainly in chiastic form (see later), Yahweh expands on th...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 21:12-14 CASES OF HOMICIDE A rude state of society requires rough measures for the repression of crime and for the preservation of social order; and in...
Exodus 21:1 . These are the judgments. In this chapter we enter upon the fifty seven precepts of the civil law of the Hebrew nation. They are the laws of patriarchal society; and are here arranged...
He that smiteth his father. God’s indignation against the unfilial spirit I. The unfilial spirit in two aspects. 1. He that smiteth his father or his mother. (1) A child may smite his par...
EXPOSITION THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT .— Continued . I. Laws connected with the rights of persons ( Exodus 21:1-2 ). The regulations of this section concern— 1 . Slavery ( Exodus 2...
Concerning Murder and Bodily Injuries
To smite either father or mother, in a manner which indicated Deuteronomy 21:18-21 Deuteronomy 27:24 Proverbs 30:11 Proverbs 30:17 1 Timothy 1:9