“ And he that killetha any man shall surely be put to death. ”
The Lex Talionis ( cf. Exodus 21:23 ; Matthew 5:38 ). An early and simple form of the assessment and administration of judicial penalties. For Leviticus 24:17 , cf. Genesis 9:5 : in Exodus 21...
any man . the soul (Hebrew. nephesh. App-13) of. man. Hebrew. 'adam.
17. And he that killeth any man. We now proceed to the confirmation of the Sixth Commandment afforded by the Judicial Law; and first, the punishment of death is awarded to murd...
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. He that killeth any man - Blasphemy against God, i. e., speaking injuriously of his name, his attributes, his government, and his revelation,...
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. He that killeth any man. These verses contain a repetition of some other laws relating to offences of a social nature, the penalties...
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 he that killeth a man. — The enactment that in case of blaspheming no difference is to be made between a non-Israelite and Israelite, is now followed by other laws respecting murder and persona...
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...
Upon the occasion of this man's transgression, opportunity is taken to repeat some of those laws which had been before delivered. And the punishment of Shelomith's son is related. Reader, do not clos...
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. With the sword, as the Targum of Jonathan adds; which restrains it to any man of the children of Israel, but wrongly; for the original law...
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. Ver. 17. And he that killeth any man. ] Though in hot blood; Scripture makes no difference between murder and man slaughter. See Trapp...
He that killeth This law is repeated here, to prevent the mischievous effects of men's striving together, which as here it caused blasphemy, so it might in others lead to murder.
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...
This law is repeated here, either to justify this sentence of putting blasphemers to death, from the same severity executed for a less crime; or to prevent the mischievous effects of men's striving o...
Instructions Arising From The Incident ( Leviticus 24:15-23 ). The incident, and the execution, followed by these instructions, are intended to bring out the sacredness of life and the awfulness o...
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...
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
Deuteronomy 19:11 ; Deuteronomy 19:12 ; Exodus 21:12-14 ; Genesis 9:5 ; Genesis 9:6 ; Numbers 35:31
He that killeth — This law is repeated here, to prevent the mischievous effects of men's striving together, which as here it caused blasphemy, so it might in others lead to murder.