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Theft Includes Withholding
Commentators like Charles Ellicott and John Gill highlight that this command against stealing immediately follows instructions to leave harvest gleanings for the poor. They argue that God considers withholding what is rightfully due to the vulnerable—such as their prescribed portion of the harvest—to be a form of theft. This broadens the concept of stealing beyond simply taking property.
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 19:11–13
18th Century
Theologian
(Leviticus 19:11) forbids injuries perpetrated by deceit; (Leviticus 19:13), those perpetrated by violence or power, the co…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 19:11
19th Century
Bishop
You shall not steal. —This injunction, which forms the eighth commandment of the Decalogue (Exodus 20:15), mo…
John Calvin
On Leviticus 19:11
16th Century
Theologian
God here explains His mind and design somewhat more clearly, for He enumerates as thefts cases in which either deceit or violence is employed. The …
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John Gill
On Leviticus 19:11
17th Century
Pastor
You shall not steal
Which is the eighth command; (See Gill on Exodus 20:15); though Jarchi thinks something…
Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 19:1–37
17th Century
Minister
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the Ten Commandments…