A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

James Hastings • SECTION 826

Section 826

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as J" hath tnmken.

to walk in the wayit o.fj".

to hearken to the voice.

Under this head should be noticed the use o( 3{if to hv (a) with God as obj. ; (6) of God's love to Uis peoplt, onoi! O-n'SK other god*.

IjnKH to prolong (of dayi), ^nin toditpoueu,

T? toehooee, f pS'i to cleave to. D*C'ri thorour/hli/. "jlj^ [n; to deliver up before. nip to rantom, in; n'j:f'9 that to which thou putteet thine Aond, TQ^n to destroy. mrr n3^'^B the abomination iff J" (ol tdoUtiTX jnn 1V5 '0 root out the eviL nin cvj (U of thie day. D'v;n"'?5 continually. trnj oy o holy people

Other characteristics of his style ■

(1) The preference for •3;i< (6fl times) abort •») 0** tB") ; the

use of '1(1 in the Song 82"- »» and Si" " Is not from th< same hand as 1).

(2) Tlie preference for 3;7 («7 time8)above DJ («>' W SD» '8),

(3) The une of the empbatlo p* In tb* Znd and 8rd p«r. plur

of the impf.

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(i) The frequent empIojTnent of the reflexive dative.

(6) The coUocatioQ of words without the conjunction

{asittuUta). («) The fern, form of the infln. n^',, njqS, ni}p.

The following words or phrases are found in Dt only (see Driver, Deut. p. IxxxivX

hV} 19S28*).

n;j 279.

B3V 15» 8 24ll>- U.

*15^ rith'hji^ 221-'- 17. TSjj^iri 211*24'. p-jl^n 151*.

ngj!^? 228. n'li^^y 7" 28*- 18- a •qi nn;; 23'* 241.

1X5 24*).

Ssi"? 28«. >fj5 977.

ni 2S8».

H'fJlK IjV 713 28*. 18. n.

IHfp;^' 15i»-»Slio.

[IK 231*. T?Nn 2B17.U. DV'i? 25".

r-j;;;? 28».

1^3X1 2S«5. nip -IS 288».

n^J^ 2Sa. pnn 1*1.

Spo 28». ^p-]ri 169 23«. Tn-iri 28aa.

O-jn 28»'.

'jvh 2518.

Kjo 261«28»-".

n^ j 283".

"5 34'. n^'^D 23»(BV»1

nsp 1610. 0<n!J TJ 2>« 8« (cf. Jgr 20«).

*The following expressions, occurring mostly only once in Dt, vn more or less frequent in subsequent writers, esp. those of the Deuteronomic school : —

0''7<V3 and O'Vpa 29i« " ; rrjy 28a» ; D'l'J.T to vex (esp. by IdolatryX 4» 918 81» 32'« (cf. Dyj v.ai) ; ijnn to expel (from Canaan), 301, cf. v.* ; the name to be called over, 2g"> ; ^'^^'il? i'T SS* ; n-jp, nj'jy' 28"; nnn^ 29i8i9 ; Bin; 292'.' (Driver f6.)

vi. The Legislation of Deuteronomy. — Turning to the subject of the laws contained in Dt, we have only space to make the following general observations : —

(1) The laws are arranged upon a rough general plan, in which the order observed is that of (a) religious duties, clis. 12-16; (6) civil ordin- ances, ens. 17-20 ; (c) rules for social and domestic life, chs. 21-25. But the reader will notice that there is no strict aJlierence to orderly arrange- ment.

(2) The language in which the laws recorded in 12-20 are written is, as a rule, somewhat diffuse and hortatory ; but in 21-25 tliere are many pas- sages having a close resemblance to the style of Ex 21-23, terse, and evidently often reproJucing the precise terms of the ancient codes.

(3) The laws make no claim to be a new code. So far as they are peculiar to D, they ' have, with very few exceptions, the appearance either of being taken directly, with unessential modifica- tions of form, from older law-books (especially many of those in 2Ii"-25'9), or else of being accepted applications of long-established prin- ciples (as 17*"'^ ig'^'-i), or the formulation of ancient customs (as 21'"' 22"'^i 2o''i'') expressed in Deuteronomic phraseology. And such laws as are really new in Dt are but the logical and consistent development of Mosaic principles' ( Driver, ZJeutero- nomy, Introd. p. Ivi).

The following outline will serve as a rough analysis of the principal laws : —

A. N/TIONAL Rrlioious LlPS.

1. J*tthlic Worfthip.

(a) L.aw of single 8anctuar>', 121». (h) Law against idolatry, 122»-131».

2. HflifiUnu l>utiet.

(a) reraonal purity, 141-1,

(b) Charity, 1422-1618. 8. Helitfiorut Obnervancee.

Offering and festivals, 1519-191T. A National Admi.vistration. L Civil Oficere.

(a) Judseg, 16i»» 17»-U m King. 171«-». 8. Relioiouji.

(a) Priests, lS'-8 (6) Prophets, 189-ai

C. Criminal Law.

(o) Murder and homicide, lOii* ai-». (6) Property, 191*. (c) Witness, 191*^21. ((/) War, 20. 21101*.

D. MiscELLANEors LAWS, e.g, primogeniture, seduction,

divorce, 21i'-2i 22i3-so 24i5 26i>-ii, interest and loans,

2320. 21 246. 10-13.

SrTfOPSifi op Lawb in Dbuteronout (taken from Driver's Cammentarj/, pp. It-tU),

JK

Ex 20!"7.

2021.*

cf. 2321.

3412-lM. cL 2219 (»).

2230(31). 2318b 342eb.

2310'..* 212-11. • 222s (30( 1S12

3419.

231*-!' ajw*

nuL 22.24.

DiCTKBONOUT.

66.18 (ffl) (the Decalogue).

121-28 (place of sacrifice).

1229^1 (not to imitate Canaanite rites).

ch. 13 (cases of seduction to idolatry).

I41-2 (disfigurement in mourn- ing).

143-20 (clean and unclean ani- mals).

1421* (food improperly killed).

1421b (kid in mother's milk).

1422-29 (tithes).

15I-II (year of release). 1512-18 (Hebrew slaves). 1518-23 (firstlinf^ of ox and sheep:

cf. 126- n. 18 1423).

231 J. u.

2219(201 20» 2313 34".

22" (18| (sor- ceress aloneX

2112.1*.'

281.

cf. 2111>-". 23*- ».

20".

22i»a«)t

22«(»).

2229 (26) r. 2111)

P (noLusiNe II>,

161-1' (the three annual pilgrim- ages).

1618 (appointment of judges).

1619-20 (just judgment).

1621-22 (AshSrahs and 'pillars' prohibited).

171 (sacrifices to be without blemish ; cf. 1521).

17*-' (worship of 'other gods,' or of the host of heaven)L

178-13 (supreme tribunal).

171-1-20 (law of the king).

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