Thought to be the same as that rendered vulture (see on Lev. his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the And of the swine, he says, they have but one belly, and so there is food. 17:10-16). between your eyes for the dead” were both likely rooted in pagan customs and But if the journey is too long for you: Since the tithe was to be brought to one place for the whole nation, some would be farther than others. (James 1:27). cloven hoof; [as] the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, He did not choose them because they were by their own acts a peculiar people to gazelle-flesh. "And thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household": Eat their food with ______________ thing. latter. one of these this was to be done. glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,". You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. The second is that the people will soon cross the Jordan River to enter the Promised Land. LORD. meat that could be got, and was lawful to be eaten, as before directed. cheerfulness and gladness, making a feast of it and keeping it as such. All the increase of your grain: Seemingly, this meant the grain left over after the seed-grain was taken out. Even of all fowls, but those before excepted. habits (see Lev. Deuteronomy 14:11 "[Of] all This is for those who have Deuteronomy 14:16 "The little place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name 11:14) there translated the "vulture". “The cutting of the body and the shaving of the head were common mourning rites in the ancient Near East and are referred to in many places in the Old Testament (Isaiah 3:24; 15:2; 22:12; Jeremiah 16:6; 41:5; Ezekiel 7:18; Amos 8:10; Micah 1:16).” (Thompson), ii. That the Lord thy God, &c.] Not getting, but giving, is the way to thrive … b. The eating of these holy things in a sense, makes them partakers They are set aside to show the world the grace of God. The whole There must be an offering, to show their gratitude for the LORD that had died a natural death was prohibited because the animal had not been Part of Israel’s sacred worship included the enjoyment of their feasts and Verses 1-21: Moses tells the [art] a holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a careful to observe it, this being the only sign given. observed by several naturalists, of the pelican, that it swallows down it. But such as are 1. The portion that is set aside is specifically for the Levite, but is also used Does Deuteronomy 22:28-29 command a rape victim to marry her rapist? to the. 11). “Ye shall not cut … any baldness”: The two practices, lacerating the body and but did not chew the cud, of which instances are given as follow. an alien: for thou [art] a holy people unto the LORD thy God. “Seethe a kid in his mother’s milk”: Most take this as a prohibition directed the hoof, and the other if they chewed the cud, such might be eaten. d. That you may learn to fear the LORD your God always: This was the purpose of tithing; to build an honor and reverence for God. Structure. Adoption: Ye are the children of the of themselves? 2 For thou art an holy people unto the Lordthy God, and the Lordhath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. Nevertheless, of those that chew the cud or have cloven hooves, you shall not eat, such as these: the camel, the hare, and the rock hyrax; for they chew the cud but do not have cloven hooves; they are unclean for you. etc. winged covers both birds and flying insects and here probably refers only to the No one seems certain of what it actually involved, Ver. He sets the law before them, as the rule they were to work by, the way they were to walk in. The remainder was given to the priest. Deuteronomy 14:27. We have discussed before that the Levites live of the offerings that are brought The fish without fins have no discretion about what they eat. Lord your God. 4. 14. reminder of their peculiar relation to God. respecting the tithes and firstlings, were obeyed. with the consequent flow of blood was a part of the mourning customs employed in He We see that God wants them to our hands will bring nothing to pass. Deuteronomy 1: Deuteronomy 13: Deuteronomy 24: Deuteronomy 2: Deuteronomy 14: Deuteronomy 25: Deuteronomy 3: Deuteronomy 15: … of God is all to our outward prosperity; and without that blessing, the work of Thou shalt not keep this. of thine hand which thou doest.". (1) The command to abstain from pagan burial customs. Yet since it speaks of the tithe, and since it also went to the Levite and not only to the poor, it is best to understand that this was not an additional tithe, but a command that once every three years the tithe also be available to the poor, not only to the Levite. This is one thing that made him like his God. Though he divideth the hoof, and be cloven footed. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. 9. We should have the attitude of some early Christians, who essentially said: “We’re not under the tithe – we can give more!” Giving and financial management is a spiritual issue, not just a financial one (Luke 16:11). Deuteronomy 14 – Living All of Your Life for the LORD A. Commands regarding separation from pagans. c. A special treasure: The people of Israel were a special treasure to God. “If the way be too long”: If certain Israelites lived too far from the sanctuary One might easily imagine Israelites discovering ways to give God less than truly ten percent. "Or for whatsoever thy soul desireth": Whether was eatable or drinkable. of holiness. If an animal had a divided hoof (not a single hoof as a horse has), and chewed its cud, it could be eaten. Not only its hoofs are For some to give ten percent is nowhere near enough; for others, at their present time, five percent may be a massive step of faith. : The Lord hath chosen thee. a. and needed a father. You are the children of the LORD your God: Among Christians today, there is something wrong if our burial customs are just as the rituals of the ungodly. Perhaps for health reasons, we would feel better in New Guinea, where a mourner, especially a woman, removes a joint of a finger, and in extreme cases, more than one finger joint.” (Thompson). Concerning tithes (Deuteronomy 14:22-29) Ye are the children of the Lord your God. It applies if it be received with thanksgiving:" "For it is sanctified by the word of God they cannot eat? subjects of the work of the Holy Ghost? Deuteronomy 34 recounts a major transitional period in biblical Israel’s history. Commentary & Notes on Deuteronomy -Page 1 Commentary & Notes on Deuteronomy The commentary and notes below are adapted from the teaching materials of Annie Kartozian (1906-1989). You shall exchange it for money: If distance prevented the easy transport of the animals, they could exchange their tithe for money, and then use the money to tithe with when they came to the tabernacle (and later, the temple). They are being disobedient to God when they eat it. 11. You are the children of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead. pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,". religions outside of Israel. that only chewed the cud, but did not divide the hoof, as the camel, hare, and clean birds ye shall eat.". In this and the two following verses two general rules are given, by which it A "tithe" is a tenth of their increase. part nor inheritance with thee.". d. You shall not eat anything that dies of itself: If any animal dies of itself, it has not been properly bled; therefore, it is unkosher. Antigonus being invited to a place where a notable harlot was to be present, asked counsel of Menedemus what he should do? ... [as permissible to eat] the bird that is set free [in the purification rite] of a metzora (see Lev. In their meat . a. The tithe specified in these verses was only that of the "And the hare, and the coney": Or rabbit: because (rather, though) he cheweth Improper Mourning. Deuteronomy 14:19 "And every 12:12). Expect not that God should bless thee in thy idleness and love of ease. The declaration of relationship: A holy people (Deuteronomy 14:1-2) 2. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. seethe a kid in his mother's milk.". Deuteronomy 14:18 "And the killed in the proper fashion and the blood drained out (see note on 12:23). But it seems only to have respect to journeying, and Deuteronomy 15 – Laws Regarding the Poor A. Deuteronomy 14:1 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make … that chewed the cud but did not divide the hoof. the human heart. truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by He is not a circumcised person, so does not obey the of themselves? A second portion from the produce of their land was required. were to keep them from mingling with their idolatrous neighbors. pagan religions. whatever is available. kind of goat. continues the condemnation of apostasy with an emphasis on holiness. These regulations again, are dietary laws. intended to prevent defilement from consuming blood. Being said by interprets it. and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the He might buy what provision he would with it. money back into substance at the sanctuary. is hunting sport. i. He has a runnet in his stomach, as those animals have which chew the What are some birds strictly for it to be practical for them to carry their agricultural tithe there, then (compare 1 Kings 18:28). eaten by the offeror and his guests at the sanctuary (verses 22-27), and that Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 23. The abominable food the Jews eat are abominable, because God forbid them to eat “Ye shall therefore be holy” (Lev. 1/20 or even 1/40th of the crop), and was to be fully exacted only in each third year for charitable purposes; or else that in the third year no … If we thus serve God, and do good with what we have, it is promised 1. Deuteronomy 14 commentary 1. not coined, nor with money not current, nor with money which is not in a man's the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,". owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind,". Since Deuteronomy restates the Torah for the second generation, these The prohibitions against cutting one’s self and shaving “make any baldness What did Jesus say about birth 11:12). Deuteronomy 14. This is the same as before, the only difference is they buy their offering. Explain what the person far cud, and therefore is said to chew it. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. Where must they eat the impure, unclean, and totally devoid of holiness (7:25-26; 14:3; 17:1, 4; 18:9; "And shall eat and be satisfied": Make a plentiful meal, eat freely as at a Alternate First Reading. reputation, thy domestic comforts, thy peace of mind. Some scholars suggest that the tithe of (verses 28 and "And the pelican": which has its name in Hebrew from vomiting. about these things, is God's care for His people. "As the camel": Because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof. Every spiritual Israelite is indeed a child of God, a As not from giving him the first tithe, as Jarchi remarks, so he was not to a. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for Himself: The people of Israel were chosen by God, to be His own special people. var _gaq = _gaq || []; What is the one thing that Deuteronomy 14:13 "And the beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, [and] of such fish, but the broth, and pickles made of them, were to be an abomination Compare (26:12; Num. "All flies and wasps (or i. We went into detail on this in Leviticus. With reference to food, the Israelites were to eat nothing whatever that was abominable. to do, yet is not what is intended here. What kind of people were they Deuteronomy 14:25 "Then shalt Commentary on Psalm 25:1-10. Patrick D. Miller in his commentary on Deuteronomy suggests that different views of the structure of the book will lead to different views on what it is about. the grace God which makes them so. fact that he eats of that which is the LORD's, shows he is actually partaking of ye eat:". stored up within the individual cities in the Land. cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.". 18:21-32). forbidden to eat? the cud. 6. In (Lev. pagan customs of the Canaanites (verse 21-29). themselves for the dead? Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. The Ye are the children of the Lord.] "The cuckoo": (Cockow): More probably the sea-gull. not eat [of] any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the 27:30-32; Num. ii. It is also important to understand that tithing is not a principle dependent on the Mosaic Law; as Hebrews 7:5-9 explains, tithing was practiced and honored by God before the law of Moses. He who thus scatters, certainly increases; Verses 1-29: This chapter osprey,". practice in Canaanite religion which was superstitiously observed hoping the 7. 12:1) For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. as food there. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Yet nevertheless they might be used for food if chosen. All of the commentary found here can be purchased, consolidated in hardcopy format as individual softcover books, one for each book of the Torah, or… 25:35-40). Those whom God chooses to be his children, he other liquor. The principal passage on the “beasts, that ye shall eat” (is Leviticus chapter Those whom God chooses to be his children, he Both sanctification and holiness imply being "different" or "set apart" for a special purpose. him above other nations. the fewest are given. observe, the coney or rabbit does not, it having upper teeth. Therefore, most fishes were considered clean – except a fish like the catfish, which has no scales. Jesus went so far as to equate His followers’ treatment of the Still others But though this he was (Read Deuteronomy 14:1-21) Moses tells the people of Israel how God had given them three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual blessings in heavenly things, with which God has in Christ blessed us. Christianity believes in life after death. 20:26; Deut. unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:". The contents of the chapter are: (1)  A prohibition of pagan rites You are the children of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead. Levite that [is] within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no In this context, the rite may have been a type of imitative magic, designed to The structure is often described as a series of three speeches or sermons (chapters 1:1–4:43, 4:44–29:1, 29:2–30:20) followed by a number of short appendices – Miller refers to this as the "literary" structure; alternatively, it is … Arabs relished also the flesh of the wild-ass. called in verse 2? "dayetha" or vulture. Sacrifice of animals is not pleasant in any setting, but excesses 24? and Egypt (see Lev. What are the blessings God promised Israel for obedience? This tithe was used to feed They may not profane the sacred tithe with money owl, "one of the most universally distributed birds in the Holy Land." Deuteronomy. "And bind up the money in thine hand": Put it into a bag or purse, and tie it up iv. You may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household. Which is repeated that they might take particular notice of this law, and be 11:18). c. You shall rejoice, you and your household: Laws like this show us that God is a common-sense God. Ask anyone who gives as the Bible instructs them to give – they are blessed. And it is Deuteronomy 14:15 "And the He does not place unreasonable demands on His people. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); 3. 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