Exodus 22:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. ”

Exodus 22:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sanctification of the nation was emphatically symbolized by strictness of diet as regards both the kind of animal, and the mode of slaughtering. See Leviticus 11 ; Leviticus 17 .
Exodus 22:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it (l) to the dogs. (l) And so have nothing to do with it.
Exodus 22:31 - 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 22:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men . Hebrew, plural of 'ish or 'enosh. App-14.
Exodus 22:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. Neither shall ye eat - flesh - torn of beasts in the field - Th...
Exodus 22:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And ye shall be holy men unto me— See note on ch. Exodus 19:6 . As the prohibition of eating flesh torn by beasts, is immediately subjoined to these words, Le Clerc's conjecture seems extremely pr...
Exodus 22:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. Ye shall be holy men unto me. Since you are a people separa...
Exodus 22:31 - 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 22:31 - 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 22:31 - 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 22:31 - 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 22:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 1:15-16 REFLECTIONS Let the perusal of those scriptures lead my soul to those devout reflections, that if the grace of God hath indeed appeared unto me, then hath it taught me, and by div...
Exodus 22:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

SUNDRY LAWS FOR ISRAEL ‘If thou … Thou shalt not … Ye shall.’ Exodus 22:23 ; Exodus 22:28 ; Exodus 22:31 I. Restitution is one of the prime thoughts in this Lesson. —Alas that this is far...
Exodus 22:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And ye shall be holy men unto me ,.... They were so by God's act of election, not special and particular, but general and national; choosing and separating them to be an holy people to him, above al...
Exodus 22:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. Ver. 31. Holy men. ] Heb., Men of holiness, which should run...
Exodus 22:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ye shall be holy unto me And one mark of that honourable distinction is appointed in their diet, which was, that they should not eat any flesh that was torn of beasts Both because the blood was n...
Exodus 22:31 - 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 22:31 - 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 22:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ye shall be holy, i.e. separated from all filthiness, both moral and ceremonial. Neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts; partly, because the blood was not taken out of it; partly,...
Exodus 22:31 - 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 22:31 - 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 22:31 - 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 22:31 - 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 22:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Regarding Various Social Relations
Exodus 22:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

holy Exodus 19:5 Exodus 19:6 Leviticus 11:45 Leviticus 19:2 Deuteronomy 14:21 1 Peter 1:15 1 Peter 1:16 neither Leviticus 17:15 Leviticus 17:16 Leviticus 20:25 Leviticus 22:8 D...
Exodus 22:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ye shall be holy unto me — And one mark of that honourable distinction is appointed in their diet, which was, that they should not eat any flesh that was torn of beasts — Both because the blood was...

Exodus 22:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 22:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 22:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 22:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 22:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 22:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 22:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 22:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 22:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 22:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 22:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 22:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 22:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 22:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 22:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes