Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Practical Distinction
Commentators explain that the different treatment of foreigners was based on practicality and fairness. Since foreigners were not bound by the Sabbatical year law to let their land rest, their ability to earn income was not interrupted. Therefore, it was just for them to continue paying their debts, while fellow Israelites, who had no harvest, were granted a release.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Deuteronomy
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
5
Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 15:1–11
18th Century
Theologian
The year of release is no doubt identical with the sabbatical year of the earlier legislation (Exodus 23:10 and following, and Leviticu…
Charles Spurgeon
On Deuteronomy 15:3
19th Century
Preacher
How was a man to pay when he did not sow or reap during the Sabbatical year? The foreigner did not observe the year of rest; consequently he was bo…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 15:3
16th Century
Theologian
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it. An exception follows, that it was lawful to sue foreigners and to compel them to pay. This was for a …
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 15:3
17th Century
Pastor
Of a foreigner you may exact it again
Either on the seventh year, or after it:
but that which is …
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 15:1–11
17th Century
Minister
This year of release symbolized the grace of the gospel, in which the acceptable year of the Lord is proclaimed, and through which we obtain the re…