12<\/strong>. no such thing ought to be done in Israel<\/em> ] Israel was a holy nation, sanctified by the peculiar presence of Jehovah among them; and therefore all acts of unchastity were an offence against the true character and calling of the nation. Such acts might be common among heathen nations, but to Israel they were forbidden by the Law, which placed them on a loftier level of morality.<\/p>\n Tamars words are a verbal quotation from Gen 34:7<\/span>. The natural inference is that Tamar knew the passage in Genesis, and wished to profit by the warning that it contained. (Compare also 2Sa 13:13<\/span>.)<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 12<\/span>. Nay, my brother<\/B><\/I>] There is something exceedingly tender and persuasive in this speech of Tamar; but Amnon was a mere brute, and it was all lost on him.<\/P> <\/p>\n Nay, my brother, <\/B>whom nature both teacheth to abhor such thoughts, and obligeth to defend me from such a mischief with thy utmost hazard if another should attempt it. <\/P> Do not force me:<\/B> thou shouldst abhor it, if I were willing; but to add violence to thy filthiness is abominable. <\/P> In Israel; <\/B>among Gods people, who are taught better things; who also will be infinitely reproached for such a base action. <\/P> <\/p>\n 12-14. do not force me<\/B>Theremonstrances and arguments of Tamar were so affecting and so strong,that had not Amnon been violently goaded on by the lustful passion ofwhich he had become the slave, they must have prevailed with him todesist from his infamous purpose. In bidding him, however, “speakto the king, for he will not withhold me from thee,” it isprobable that she urged this as her last resource, saying anythingshe thought would please him, in order to escape for the present outof his hands.<\/P><\/p>\n And she answered him, nay, my brother<\/strong>,…. Which carried in it a reason sufficient for her denial, that he was her brother, and she his sister, and therefore should not offer such an indignity to her:<\/p>\n do not force me<\/strong>; which was another forbidding expression, signifying she would never freely yield to his will; and to force her, to defile her against her will, to commit a rape upon her, would be very criminal indeed:<\/p>\n for no such thing ought to be done in Israel<\/strong>; among God’s professing people, who were better taught and instructed; and to give into such impure practices would bring a dishonour upon them, and upon the religion they professed; she urges the honour of religion, and the reputation of Israel, and the glory of the God of Israel:<\/p>\n do not thou this folly<\/strong>: as all sin is, especially such an impure and indecent action as this.<\/p>\n (12) Do not thou this folly.<\/strong>Tamar, now left alone in the power of her half-brother, endeavours to escape by reasoning. She first speaks of the sinfulness in Israel of that which was allowed among surrounding heathen, quoting the very words of Gen. 34:7<\/span>, as if by the traditions of their nation to recall the kings son to a sense of right. She then sets forth the personal consequences to themselves; if he had any love for her he could not wish that shame and contempt should meet her everywhere; and for himself, such an act would make him as one of the fools in Israel, as one who had cast off the fear of God and the restraints of decency.<\/p>\n 12<\/strong>. <\/strong> No such thing ought to be done in Israel <\/strong> In heathen nations, where idol gods were worshipped by impure practices, this might be tolerated, but not among the chosen people, whose sacred laws condemned it. See marginal references. <\/p>\n Folly <\/strong> This word is often used in the sense of a disgraceful act.<\/p>\n 2Sa 13:12<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>She answered him, Nay, my brother<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> Amnon having mentioned his criminal passion to Tamar, she represents to him in the most lively manner the horror of his crime; that it was a violation of the laws, that it would be her destruction, and that it would dishonour him in the highest degree before all Israel: but, finding all these considerations fruitless, she changed her tone, and tried to flatter him into forbearance. He was her father’s eldest son, his darling, who could deny him nothing. He had only to speak to the king for her, and his request would certainly be complied with: an argument which, as is generally thought, she urged in order to extricate herself at present from his hands. See Joseph. Antiq. lib. 7: cap. 8. <\/p>\n 2Sa 13:12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.<\/p>\n Ver. 12. Do not force me.<\/strong> ] Heb., Do not humble me; sc., <\/em> by bereaving me of my virginity, which is my chief honour. Custus, quasi<\/em> , ornatus:<\/em> , veneratio.<\/em> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For no such thing ought to be done in Israel.<\/strong> ] As being a holy people, professionally at least. What will the heathen say to this? will not the banks of blasphemy be broken down in them hereupon <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do not thou this folly.<\/strong> ] Ne committito flagitium hoc; <\/em> thus she filleth her mouth with arguments; but to no purpose. a<\/em> As the belly, so that which is beneath it hath no ears. All that Tamar can say in this case is of Davy Dutton’s dream, as the proverb hath it, and he will in no wise heed it. Amantis amentes.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Trem.<\/p>\n force = humble. <\/p>\n force me: Heb. humble me, Gen 34:2, Deu 22:29 <\/p>\n no such thing ought: Heb. it ought not so, Lev 18:9, Lev 18:11, Lev 20:17 <\/p>\n folly: Gen 34:7, Jdg 19:23, Jdg 20:6, Pro 5:22, Pro 5:23, Pro 7:7 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 20:9 – ought Deu 22:21 – she hath wrought 2Sa 3:33 – as a fool dieth Ecc 7:25 – know Jam 3:10 – these<\/p>\n 2Sa 13:12. Nay, my brother Whom nature both teaches to abhor such thoughts, and obliges to defend me from such an injury, with thy utmost hazard, if another should attempt it. Do not force me Thou oughtest to abhor it, if I were willing; but to add violence is abominable. No such thing ought to be done in Israel Among Gods people, who are taught better things; who also will be infinitely reproached for so base an action. Thus she represents to him that, whatever other nations did, among whom idols were worshipped with filthy lusts, they who worshipped so pure and holy a God; and had such divine laws, ought not to be guilty of any such abomination. Do not this folly That is, this wickedness, the foolishness of which she prays him to consider, as, for a moments gratification of a brutal desire, it would highly provoke the Divine Majesty, and bring lasting disgrace and wretchedness upon them both. Would he expose a sister to infamy? Would he expose himself to indelible reproach?<\/p>\n And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. 12. no such thing ought to be done in Israel ] Israel was a holy nation, sanctified by the peculiar presence of Jehovah among them; and therefore all acts … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 13:12”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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