“ And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. ”
The offender may already have been pronounced guilty by the rulers (see Exodus 18:21-22 ), and the case was referred to Moses in order that the punishment might be awarded by the divine decree. No...
Leviticus 24:10-16 ; Leviticus 24:23 . The punishment for blasphemy connected, as in Leviticus 10:1-7 and Sabbath breaking, with an actual example. Language and literary manner suggest that the...
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Oil for the Lamps. The Shewbread. Laws on Blasphemy 1-4. Oil for the Lamps in the Tabernacle. On the construction of the Lampstand see Exodus 25:31-40 , and with the present passage cp. Exodus...
And they put him in ward. — That is, to keep him in safe custody till he had been tried. In the Mosaic legislation confinement in a prison for a certain period as a punishment for an offence is now...
THE HOLY LIGHT AND THE SHEW BREAD: THE BLASPHEMER'S END Leviticus 24:1-23 IT is not easy to determine with confidence the association of thought which occasioned the interposition of this chapt...
Light and Bread and the Holy Name Leviticus 24:1-23 The words “Before the Lord” are twice repeated in the opening paragraph. The pure lamplight, emblematic of the influence of a religious life;...
As this chapter is read, it seems at first to be out of place or out of order. Yet undoubtedly it is not so. The fact that we may not be able clearly to see the connection does not warrant its omissi...
But observe, though the crime was so enormous, yet we find there is no haste in the punishment. What a sweet lesson ought men, in their little provocations with each other to learn from hence. Oh! th...
And they put him in ward ,.... In some prison, a place known in the camp, as Aben Ezra observes: that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them ; for, though this was a breach of the third command...
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. Ver. 12. That the mind. ] God had not yet made a particular law against blasphemy. Solon made no law against parricide, Ly...
That the mind of the Lord might be showed For God had only said in general, that he would not hold such guiltless , that is, he would punish them, but had not declared how he would have them pun...
CONTINUAL LIGHT (vv. 1-4) Here Moses is told to command the children of Israel that they bring pure olive oil for the seven lamps, never allowing the supply of oil to lapse, so that the lamps woul...
The Blasphemy of Shelomith's Son; The Punishment of Shelomith's Son. B. C. 1490. 10 An...
For God had only said in general, that he would not hold such guiltless , i.e. he would punish them, but had not declared how he would have them punished by men.
Blasphemy Against The Name ( Leviticus 24:10-14 ). In the midst of all the ritual instructions in the first part of the book came the practical example as a warning of the sons of Aaron who offere...
Sanctuary Light; The Shewbread; Blasphemy Punished SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 24:1-4 .—Cause the lamps to burn continually. There is a Light whose radiance never dims, whose glow never pales—...
Leviticus 24:2 . Cause the lamps to burn continually. The heathens also had lamps in their temples. In France it is amusing to see a dim light glimmering through the church windows; and truly it i...
Blasphemed the name of the Lord. Blaspheming against God’s holy name “Swearing is a sin that hath more malignancy in it against God, by how much the less is the temptation to it,” says Burrough...
EXPOSITION The reason why the narrative of the blasphemer's death ( Leviticus 24:10-3 ) is introduced in its present connection, is simply that it took place at the point of time which followed...
A Blasphemer Stoned
Exodus 18:15 ; Exodus 18:16 ; Exodus 18:23 ; Numbers 27:5 ; Numbers 36:5 ; Numbers 36:6
That the mind of the Lord might be shewed — For God had only said in general, that he would not hold such guiltless, that is, he would punish them, but had not declared how he would have them punis...