Deu 22:1-4 | Clarke | e4.org | CHAPTER XXII Ordinances relative to strayed cattle and lost goods , 1-3. Humanity to oppressed cattle , 4. Men and women shall not wear each other's apparel , 5. No bird shall be taken with her nest of eggs or young ones , 6, 7. Battlements must be made on the roofs of houses , 8. Improper mixtures to be avoided , 9-11. Fringes on the garments , 12. Case of the hated wife, and the tokens of virginity, and the proceedings thereon , 13-21. The adulterer and adulteress to be put to death , 22. Case of the betrothed damsel corrupted in the city , 23, 24. Cases of rape and the punishment , 25-27; of fornication , 28, 29. No man shall take his father's wife , 30. NOTES ON CHAP. XXII Verse 1. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray ] The same humane, merciful, and wise regulations which we met with before, , well calculated to keep in remembrance the second grand branch of the law of God, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself . A humane man cannot bear to see even an ass fall under his burden, and not endeavour to relieve him; and a man who loves his neighbour as himself cannot see his property in danger without endeavouring to preserve it. These comparatively small matters were tests and proofs of matters great in themselves, and in their consequences. .

‏ Deuteronomy 22:1-4

CHAPTER XXII

Ordinances relative to strayed cattle and lost goods, 1-3.

Humanity to oppressed cattle, 4.

Men and women shall not wear each other's apparel, 5.

No bird shall be taken with her nest of eggs or young ones,

6, 7.

Battlements must be made on the roofs of houses, 8.

Improper mixtures to be avoided, 9-11.

Fringes on the garments, 12.

Case of the hated wife, and the tokens of virginity, and the proceedings thereon, 13-21.

The adulterer and adulteress to be put to death, 22.

Case of the betrothed damsel corrupted in the city, 23, 24.

Cases of rape and the punishment, 25-27;

of fornication, 28, 29.

No man shall take his father's wife, 30.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXII

Verse 1. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray] The same humane, merciful, and wise regulations which we met with before, Ex 23:4, 5, well calculated to keep in remembrance the second grand branch of the law of God, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. A humane man cannot bear to see even an ass fall under his burden, and not endeavour to relieve him; and a man who loves his neighbour as himself cannot see his property in danger without endeavouring to preserve it. These comparatively small matters were tests and proofs of matters great in themselves, and in their consequences. See Clarke on Ex 23:4.

Verse 3. Thou mayest not hide thyself.] Thou shalt not keep out of the way of affording help, nor pretend thou didst not see occasion to render thy neighbour any service. The priest and the Levite, when they saw the wounded man, passed by on the other side of the way, Lu 10:31, 32. This was a notorious breach of the merciful law mentioned above.