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You shall purchase food of them for money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water of them for money, that you may drink.
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Faith Demands Fairness
Commentators emphasize that God commanded Israel to pay for supplies from the Edomites. Matthew Henry notes this teaches that "Religion must never be made a cloak for injustice." God's special relationship with Israel did not give them the right to seize whatever they wanted; they were required to act with integrity and fairness, even towards a nation they were simply passing through.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Ye shall buy meat ... and ... water. —Compare to Genesis 14:23, Lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 6 You shall buy meat of them for money, that you may eat That is, if they would, as Aben Ezra observes; for tho…
Presbyterian
Only a short account of the long stay of Israel in the wilderness is given. God not only chastised them for their murmuring and unbelief, but prepa…