“ And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. ”
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...
a beast . the soul (Hebrew. nephesh. App-13). beast for beast . soul for soul (Hebrew. nephesh. App-13).
God here prescribes, that whosoever has inflicted a loss upon another shall make satisfaction for it, although he may not have turned it to his own profit; for in respect to a theft, its profit...
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
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 beast. — The law about killing a human being is now followed by the enaetments with regard to killing a beast. He who kills an animal has to make it good by giving another ani...
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 a beast shall make it good ,.... Pay for it, give the value of it, or another as good as that instead of it, as follows: beast for beast ; or "soul for soul"; life for life, th...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse.
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
Exodus 21:34-36 ; Leviticus 24:21