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A Curse on Hidden Contempt
Commentators like John Gill and John Calvin emphasize that this curse targets secret contempt for parents—disrespect shown in the heart or through private gestures. While public cursing of parents was a capital offense, this law addresses the hidden attitude of the heart, which God alone sees and judges.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 27:11–26
18th Century
Theologian
(). The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place.
(Deuteronomy 27:12,[Refe…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 27:16
19th Century
Bishop
Cursed be he that setteth light. —The first curse points to the first two commandments of the first table, and the second to the f…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 27:16
16th Century
Theologian
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father. What follows refers to the Second Table of the Law; and first, He pronounces those cursed w…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 27:16
17th Century
Pastor
Cursed [be] he that sets light by his father, or his
mother
That secretly despises them…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 27:11–26
17th Century
Minister
The six tribes appointed for blessing were all children of the free women, for the promise belongs to such (Galatians 4:31). Levi is he…