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God Requires Purity in Offerings
Commentators agree that this law establishes a core principle: God must be honored with substance that is honestly and honorably obtained. John Calvin notes that God rejects anything acquired by 'illicit and sordid dealings' to teach that 'the utmost purity must be observed in sacred things.' An offering's source matters as much as the offering itself.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 23:18
18th Century
Theologian
Another Gentile practice, connected with the one alluded to in the preceding verse, is here forbidden. The word “dog” is figurative (), and equival…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 23:18
19th Century
Bishop
The hire of a whore. —Even a lamb or a kid might not be sacrificed for them, if obtained as the wages of sin ([Reference Genesis 3…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 23:18
16th Century
Theologian
You shall not bring the hire. This command is related to the preceding one, for God, by rejecting whatever is acquired by illicit and sord…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 23:18
17th Century
Pastor
You shall not bring the hire of a whore
Which was given to her as a reward for the use of her body:
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 23:15–25
17th Century
Minister
It is honorable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth should be treated with particul…