Deuteronomy 25:1
INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 25
Several laws are contained in this chapter, as concerning beating such whose crimes required it, De 25:1; of not muzzling the ox in treading out the corn, De 25:4; of marrying a deceased brother's wife, when there was no issue, and of the disgrace of such that refused it, De 25:5; of the punishment of an immodest woman, De 25:11; and against bad weights and measures, De 25:13; and for the utter destruction of Amalek, De 25:17.
Ver. 1. If there be a controversy between men,.... Between two or more:
and they come unto judgment; into a court of judicature, bring their cause thither:
that [the judges] may judge them; who were never less than three; the great sanhedrim at Jerusalem consisted of seventy one, the lesser court was of twenty three, and the least of all three only:
then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked: acquit the one, whose cause is good, and condemn the other to punishment, who is guilty of a crime, and as that deserves; which is to do righteous judgment; the contrary to this is an abomination to the Lord, Pr 17:15.