Deuteronomy 16

You love to see your servants go cheerfully about your work. Under the law God would have a free-will offering (Deuteronomy 16:10). Hypocrites obey God grudgingly and against their will; they do facere bonum, but not velle.

You shall make no graven image, neither shall you set up any image of stone to bow down to it. (Deuteronomy 16:22) Neither shall you set up any image which the Lord your God hates. (Psalm 97:7) Confounded be all who serve graven images.

3. Our keeping God's Commandments must be willing (Isaiah 1:19): If you be willing and obedient. God was for a free will-offering (Deuteronomy 16:10). David will run the way of God's Commandments (Psalm 119:32), that is, freely and cheerfully.

1. They who go contrary to God's express will, hate him. God says, you shall not set up any statue, image, picture, to represent me: these things I hate (Deuteronomy 16:22). Neither shall you set up any image which the Lord your God hates.

After some eminent deliverance, which calls for rejoicing, now to have the spirits dyed of a sad color, and to sit weeping, is not seasonable. There was a special time at the Feast of Tabernacles, when God called his people to cheerfulness (Deuteronomy 16:15): "Seven days you sh…

"Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God" (Exodus 23:17). "Three times in a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which he shall choose" (Deuteronomy 16:16). Neither would God allow any stranger, any one not o…

2. The Apostle observes that one end of the sacrifice at the dedication of the first Covenant was purging and making atonement, ver. 22, 23. For in all solemn sacrifices blood was sprinkled on the holy things, to purify them, and make atonement for them (Deuteronomy 16:14, 19, 2…

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II. The Greeks call sacred columns stelai. The LXX (Septuagint) thus renders the Hebrew word matzevah; these are prohibited in (Leviticus 26:1, Deuteronomy 16:22). "Matzevah," says Kimchi, "is a stone erected for the purpose of worship."

XXIII. Finally, by way of supreme contempt they are called by the Hebrew term signifying "filth, dung, wallowing-places:": Ezekiel 23:3, "He committed fornication with them to defile himself," with dunghill-gods. Leviticus 26:30; Deuteronomy 16; the term signifies "dung;": Job 2…

Thus the Queene of Saba, went vp to Jerusalem, to heare the wisdome of Salomon. The lawe of God, was, that all the males in Israel, should thrise in the yeare, goe vp to the place which god had appointed, Deut. 16. This law was practised by Elkana & Anna, 1.

By this we are advertised, what a virtue it is in a Magistrate to know how to despise gifts: for if he cannot curb his desires, his hands and eyes, he will never judge justly. It is therefore but a tale when some say, they can keep a good conscience, though they receive rewards,…

Answer. This is very true, but the Prophet aimed at that which falls out for the most part, and yet notwithstanding meant not to spare the vices which he expressed not. By whose example good teachers ought to be wise and well advised in considering and correcting those vices whi…

The first appointment of this court, the original of this Consessus Judicum is recorded, § 13 Numbers 11:16, where by God's order, LXX Elders are called and designed to join with Moses in the rule of the people, and are instructed with gifts to fit them for that purpose. The con…

And this night fell in directly upon the expiration of the 430 years before limited, verse 40, 41. For the time of the year, it was in the month [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] Abib, as the Hebrews call the month of the spring, which in those Eastern parts gave blades to the corn, a…

14. That three times in the year an holy Feast be kept to the Lord (Exodus 23:14). 15. That on these Feasts, all the Males appear before the Lord (Deuteronomy 16:16). 16. That they should rejoyce in all their Feasts (Deuteronomy 16:14).

Besides these, there were officers who attended the service of the whole people, as to the execution of justice and order, called [in non-Latin alphabet], Shoterim, which we have rendered by the general name of officers (Exodus 5:14). And they are afterwards distinguished from t…

The Hebrew writers record that every third year, besides the first tithe given to Levi — called the perpetual tithe (Numbers 18:21) — the Jews set apart another tithe of their increase for the use of widows and orphans, called the tithe of the poor. Besides, at the Jews' solemn…

What is this kindly and proper fruit? When we are good in our callings and relations. In a magistrate, justice is kindly fruit (Deuteronomy 16:19); in a minister, zeal (Acts 17:16); in a parent, instruction (Deuteronomy 4:10); in a child, reverence (Ephesians 6:1); in a master,…

1. He is godly who is good as a Magistrate: The Magistrate is God's Representative; a godly Magistrate holds the balance of Justice, and gives to every one his right, Deuteronomy 16. 19. You shall not respect persons, neither take a gift, for a gift does blind the eyes. A Magist…

Even this, their own affection to gain, and glory, and those other alluring gifts, which that strumpet has in her hand, which they cannot receive, unless they first take her poisoned cup, and drink thereof. Reward blinds the eyes of the wise; that is our corrupt affection toward…

That he has none of this complacency and delight, appears thus, because he serves God grudgingly; he brings his sacrifice with a wicked mind, Proverbs 21:27. Such an one was Cain: It was long before he brought his offering, it was not the first fruits, and when he did bring it,…