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you shall surely let the hen go, but the young you may take to yourself; that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days.
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A Command for Compassion
Commentators explain that this law, while seemingly about a bird, is primarily designed to cultivate a spirit of humanity and compassion. By showing mercy to the mother bird, Israelites were trained to act with kindness, reflecting God's own providential care for His creation.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These precepts are designed to cultivate a spirit of humanity. Compare Deuteronomy 25:4; Leviticus 22:28; and [Reference 1 Corinthians 9…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But you shall in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to you Or "in letting go…
God's providence extends to the smallest affairs, and his precepts do likewise, so that even in these small matters we may live in the fear of the …
