Chapter 19:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Exodus Numbers
Leviticus 19
Concise Complete
laws.There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter,
but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the
ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God
of Israel is a holy God, ver.2. To teach real
separation from the world and the flesh, and entire devotedness to God. This is
now the law of Christ; may the Lord bring every thought within us into obedience
to it! Children are to be obedient to their parents, ver.
3. The fear here
required includes inward reverence and esteem, outward respect and obedience,
care to please them and to make them easy. God only is to be worshipped, ver.
4. Turn not from the
true God to false ones, from the God who will make you holy and happy, to those
that will deceive you, and make you for ever miserable. Turn not your eyes to
them, much less your heart. They should leave the gleanings of their harvest and
vintage for the poor, ver.
9. Works of piety must
be always attended with works of charity, according to our ability. We must not
be covetous, griping, and greedy of every thing we can lay claim to, nor insist
upon our right in all things. We are to be honest and true in all our dealings,
ver.
11. Whatever
we have in the world, we must see that we get it honestly, for we cannot be
truly rich, or long rich, with that which is not so. Reverence to the sacred
name of God must be shown, ver.
12. We must not
detain what belongs to another, particularly the wages of the hireling, ver.
13. We must be tender
of the credit and safety of those that cannot help themselves, ver.
14. Do no hurt to
any, because they are unwilling or unable to avenge themselves. We ought to take
heed of doing any thing which may occasion our weak brother to fall. The fear of
God should keep us from doing wrong things, though they will not expose us to
men's anger. Judges, and all in authority, are commanded to give judgment
without partiality, ver.
15. To be a
tale-bearer, and to sow discord among neighbours, is as bad an office as a man
can put himself into. We are to rebuke our neighbour in love, ver.
17. Rather rebuke him
than hate him, for an injury done to thyself. We incur guilt by not reproving;
it is hating our brother. We should say, I will do him the kindness to tell him
of his faults. We are to put off all malice, and to put on brotherly love, ver.
18. We often wrong
ourselves, but we soon forgive ourselves those wrongs, and they do not at all
lessen our love to ourselves; in like manner we should love our neighbour. We
must in many cases deny ourselves for the good of our neighbour. Ver.
31 : For Christians to
have their fortunes told, to use spells and charms, or the like, is a sad
affront to God. They must be grossly ignorant who ask, "What harm is there in
these things?" Here is a charge to young people to show respect to the aged,
ver.
32. Religion
teaches good manners, and obliges us to honour those to whom honour is due. A
charge was given to the Israelites to be very tender of strangers, ver.
33. Strangers, and
the widows and fatherless, are God's particular care. It is at our peril, if we
do them any wrong. Strangers shall be welcome to God's grace; we should do what
we can to recommend religion to them. Justice in weights and measures is
commanded, ver.
35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and
choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And
the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier
shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall
we adorn the gospel.
Chapter 19:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Exodus Numbers
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
