Exodus 22:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. ”

Exodus 22:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The offering of firstfruits appears to have been a custom of primitive antiquity and was connected with the earliest acts of sacrifice. See Genesis 4:3-4 . The references to it here and in Exodus...
Exodus 22:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the (k) first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. (k) Your abundance of your corn.
Exodus 22:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:18-31 E. Various Ordinances. From this point up to Exodus 23:9 we have to do with miscellaneous laws, differing in the main both in form and substance from the Judgments, and theref...
Exodus 22:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

ripe fruits, and... liquors . thy corn and wine and oil. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species). App-6. give . On the eighth day.
Exodus 22:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

29. Thou shalt not delay. We may gather from this passage that the first-fruits were offered, to the end that the Israelites should devote themselves and their possessions to God; for Moses...
Exodus 22:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. The first of thy ripe fruits - This offering was a public acknowle...
Exodus 22:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, &c.— The Hebrew here is, thy fulness, and thy tears, or liquors, which distil in drops like tears from the press; as wine and...
Exodus 22:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits,...
Exodus 22:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Book of the Covenant (continued) 1. Four sheep] The larger compensation required in the case of the ox is probably due to the fact that it is an animal used for labour, and of proportionately...
Exodus 22:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

MISCELLANEOUS LAWS. (16-31) The remainder of the chapter contains laws which it is impossible to bring under any general head or heads, and which can, therefore, only be regarded as miscellaneous....
Exodus 22:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXII. THE LESSER LAW (continued). PART IV. Exodus 22:16 - Exodus 23:19 . The Fourth section of this law within the law consists of enactments, curiously disconnected, many of the...
Exodus 22:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The laws of property follow. The section really begins with verse Exo 21:33 of the previous chapter. These laws also began by laying emphasis on the guilt of carelessness. The truth emphasized is tha...
Exodus 22:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Was not this typical of the Lord Jesus Christ? Luke 2:21-23 .
Exodus 22:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou shall not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits ,.... Which, according to Maimonides k, were of seven kinds only; for he says, "they do not bring the firstfruits, but of the seven kinds,...
Exodus 22:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. Ver. 29. Theft shalt not delay. ] True obedience is prompt and...
Exodus 22:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me And much more reason have we to give ourselves and all we have to God, who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all. The first rip...
Exodus 22:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

LAWS AS REGARDS PROPERTY (vs.1-15) While one rightly was control over his own property, yet he is also responsible as to how he uses it. If one were to dig a pit, even on his own property, and le...
Exodus 22:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

25 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raim...
Exodus 22:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt not delay beyond the times appointed, lest this delay grow to a total neglect. And delay may here be put for neglect , as that word is used, Deuteronomy 7:10 , Deuteronomy 23:21...
Exodus 22:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Exodus 22:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 22:31 . And ye shall be holy men.] This seemingly abrupt clause is to be taken in a relation of strict sequence with all that has gone before. As much as to say: “And so...
Exodus 22:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 22:2 . Breaking up, by forcible entrance into a house, there shall no blood be shed for him, though he be killed by another in his own defence. In that case the thief might be presumed to...
Exodus 22:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

The firstborn. First fruits to God God asks for nothing that we have not to give. He asks that we will give to Him of what He has given to us, that we will put to its true and highest use what...
Exodus 22:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION II. LAWS CONNECTED WITH RIGHTS OF PROPERTY (verses 33-36). From the consideration of injuries to the person, the legislator proceeds to treat of injuries to property, an...
Exodus 22:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Regarding Various Social Relations
Exodus 22:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

shalt not delay Exodus 23:16 Exodus 23:19 Deuteronomy 26:2-10 2 Kings 4:42 2 Chronicles 31:5 Proverbs 3:9 Proverbs 3:10 Ezekiel 20:40 Micah 7:1 Matthew 6:33 Romans 8:23 James 1...
Exodus 22:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The first — born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me — And much more reason have we to give ourselves and all we have to God, who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all. The first...

Exodus 22:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 22:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 22:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 22:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 22:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 22:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 22:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 22:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 22:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 22:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 22:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 22:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 22:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 22:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes