Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:17
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I [am] the LORD your God.
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Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
17. Ye shall not oppress oneanother, but thou shalt fear thy GodThis, which is the same asLe 25:14, related to the saleor purchase of possessions and the duty of paying an honest andequitable regard, on both sides, to the limited period during whichthe bargain could stand. The object of the legislator was, as far aspossible, to maintain the original order of families, and an equalityof condition among the people.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another,…. By over or underrating estates:
but thou shalt fear thy God; and the fear of God being before their eyes, and on their hearts, would preserve both buyer and seller from doing an ill thing, when it was in the power of either, through the necessity of the one, or the ignorance of the other, see Ne 5:15:
for I [am] the Lord your God; omniscient, and knows all that is done in the most private and artful manner; and omnipotent and able to punish both, which of them either should oppress or defraud, see 1Th 4:6.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(17) Ye shall not therefore oppress one another.Better, And ye shall not overreach any man his neighbour. (See Lev. 25:14.)
But thou shalt fear thy Godwho pleads the cause of the oppressed, and avenges every injustice. (See Lev. 19:14.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
17. Thou shalt fear thy God The Hebrew religion was eminently ethical as well as devotional; it was designed for the market and the forum, to preside over trade and social intercourse, to restrain avarice and protect poverty. This element of Mosaism is incorporated by Jesus Christ into his Gospel in the golden rule.
For I am the Lord This is the perpetual watchword of the old covenant, and the ground of its obligation.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 25:17. But thou shalt fear thy God See Pro 16:6.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Lev 25:17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I [am] the LORD your God.
Ver. 17. But thou shalt fear thy God. ] And so depart from this evil also. Gen 42:18 Joseph said to his brethren, who feared he would roll himself upon them, “This do and live, for I fear God,” q.d., I dare do you no hurt, though ye be fallen into my danger. So his grandfather Isaac, seeing that he had done unwilling justice, durst not reverse the blessing, though he had some mind to it, for God had overawed him. Gen 27:33 And “ought ye not to have walked in the fear of the Lord?” said good Nehemiah to those merciless griping usurers. Neh 5:10
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
fear
(See Scofield “Psa 19:9”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
shall not: Lev 25:14
fear: Lev 25:43, Lev 19:14, Lev 19:32, Gen 20:11, Gen 22:12, Gen 39:9, Gen 42:18, Exo 20:20, Deu 25:18, 1Sa 12:24, 2Ch 19:7, Neh 5:9, Neh 5:15, Psa 19:9, Pro 1:7, Jer 22:16, Mal 3:5, Luk 12:5, Act 9:31, Act 10:2, Act 10:35, Rom 3:18, Rom 11:20
Reciprocal: Lev 25:36 – fear 1Th 4:6 – defraud