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William Lindsay Alexander [1808-1884] • SECTION 560

The Pulpit Commentary — Deuteronomy — Section 560

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True Religion ... 317 The Duty of Cnltivo.ting Neighbourly Preen.gas of the True Prophet 317 Kindness 356 Divine Co.re for Sexual Honour 356 OHAPTER XIX. Kindness to Ammo.ls a Religions Doty 357 l'he Oities of Re£uge 820, 322, 324, 326 Risks to Human Life to be Mini- Removing the Landmark 323 mized 357 'Fo.lse Witness 324 Evil Associations to be Avoided 358 The Lo.w of Rote.lie.tion 325 Love Unfeigned ... 358 Lea, Talionia • 827 Ma.n and Woman . .. 359 Ce.nti~n ago.inst Fraud 328 The Minntue of Conduct 359 Bulwark age.inst Perjlll'Y 328 Chastity 360 Consideration for Ma.n and Beast 360 OHAPTER XX. The Philosophy of Clothes 361 Birds' N eats 362 Wars to be Regulo.ted by Divine Pre- Linsey- Woolseys . .. 363 cepts 331 Expedients to Secure Purity 363 War 332 Brotherly Service in Daily Life 364 Exemptions 333 Against Deceptions in Dress 364 Forbearance and Severity .. , 334 God's Care for Birds 365 Religions Wars ... 334 The Perils of Inadvertence ... 365 Military Service to be Voluntary 335 Directions in Minor Matters 366 The Terrible Side of Hnmo.n Duty 336 Slander, Unchastity, and Fraud 366 Various Penalties for Unchastity 367 CHAPTER XXI. The Preciousness of One Hnmo.n Life CHAPTER XXIII. in the Sight of God 340 The Female Captive; or, Divine Regard Stern Safeguards sometimes Needed 369 for Woman's Safety o.nd Honour ... 340 Cleanliness a Religious Duty 370 Home Po.rtialities never to We.rp Israel's Lo.nd a. ;Refuge for the Op- Home Justice ... 341. pressed 370 A Bad Son a State Peril .. , 342 Unholy Wealth may not be Put to Upon the Tree ! ... 343 Divine Uses 370 Atonement for Unknown Sin 345 The Opposite Working of Like Prin- Through Love to Liberty ... - 346 ciples ... 370 The Rights of the Firstborn in the Vows to God to be Performed 370 Honse of a Bigamist 347 Kindliness to Neighbours a Dnty of Parental Authority Enforced 347 the Holders of Property 370 Purification from Guilt of an Un- The Excluded from the Congregation 371 certain Murder 348 The Cnr~e Turned into 11, Blessing 371 The Captive Wife 349 Purity in the Camp 372 The Firstbom of the Ho.ted Wile 349 Various Precepts 372 The Rebellious Son 349 The Vineyard and Corn-Field 373 Accursed of God 350 The Congregation of the Lord The Creation of Righteous Public Jealously Gnarded 373 Sentiment 851 A Pure Camp for a Pnre King 3H The Captor Captured 352 The Hebrew Fugitive Le.w 375 Monogamy Essential to Domestic Money-Making must be above Peace 352 Suspicion 375 A Slippery Path to Ruin ... 353 Loss of Sacred Privilege a Grievous The Doom of Law the Embodiment Penalty 376 or Divine Ourse 354 Terminable Chastisemeot1 .. , 377 vi INDEX.

'l'R"Rln PA.OK rnnni PAO ■ Sympathy for the Oppressed 378 The Rights of Labour 402 t'nnoccptable Oft'eringe 378 The Rights of the Firstbom 403 Dsury Le.wfnl e.11d Unle.wfnl 378 Honesty the Best Po!ioy ... . .. 40, The PIRce of Vows 379 The Extermination of the Merciless .. , 406 Possession of Earthly Things only Partial 380 CHAPTER XXVI. Joy in the Use of Temporal Me1-oies ... CHAPTER XXIV. Integrity 'in the Will a Ooudition of Permissive Legislation 382 Acceptable and Successful Prayer 409 Neighbourly Love and Good Will to The Golden Chain .. , 410 be Cultivated in Detail ... 388 The Presentation of the Firstfnuts ... 412 Divorce .. . 383 The Year of Tithing 413 The M&n Newly Married ... 384 " A Good Consoience toward God " ... 413 Leprosy... 384 Avouching Extraordinary ... 414 Tue Treatment of the Poor 384 Commemorations of National Deliver. Doing Justice and Loving Mercy 385 e.nce ... 414 The Rights of Women 386 Complete Conserration a Condition of :Man-Stealing a Capita.I Crime 386 Continued Blessing 415 Consideration for the Poor and Needy 387 The Spiritual Creation 416 Responsibility not to be Transferred The Dedication of the Firstfrnits 417 according to Huma.n Caprice 387 Looking up for the Blessing 418 :Kuptial Joy 387 Prohibited Pledges 388 CHAPTER XXVII. Slarn-Traffic a Capital Offence 389 " Very Plainly " ... 421 Leprosy Symbolic 389 A Grand "Amen!" 421 Omitted Duty Ripens into Cnrse 390 The Stones on Ehal 422 Public Justice to be Pure 390 A People of God ... 423 .A.utumn Generosity 391 Ebal and Gerizim 423 Safegnards for Obedience ... 424 CHAPTER XXV. The Decalogne Nationally Recipro- Humanity to be Respected in Judicial cated... • 425 Inflictions 394 Law-Abiding People 426 Labourers to Live by their Labour ... 394 Responses 427 Family Honour to be Maintained 395 An Offending Ho.nd 395 CHAPTER XXVIII. Righteousness in Trade Imperative... 395 God's Blessing Promised to the Obe, Kindness to Enemies is not to Degene- dient ... 4.-31 rate into Sympathy with or Indiffer- Love Veiled in Frown 433 ence to Ungodliness 395 The Blessing 434 The Bastin.ado 395 The Blessing that Mn.keth Rich 435 TLe Oxen 396 Established 436 The Levira.te Le.w 397 The World Afraid of the Godly 436 Morality in Trade 398 Moral Gravitation .. , 436 Amalek... 398 The Carse 436 Earthly Me.gistmcy an .A.rgnment for God, Rnler in Nature 438 the Hee.venly ... 399 The ~xtremity of the Curse 438 Doing Good Inseparable from Getting The High and Fenced Walls 439 Good... 399 The Delicate Lady 439 Religion Inspires Commercial Life 400 God Rejoicing in J udgment 440 Cowardice e.nd Cruelty Avenged 401 Mental Torture as e. Result of Sin 44-0 Corporal Punishment 401 The Purpose of Temporal Blessing ... 441 INDEX, vil

tmme PAOS TR~M'W PA~~ A Nntion Becoming o. Bencon 412 Moses the Aged 485 The Present Portion of II Good Mnn 41,1, Joshua ... 485 The Nemesis of Disloyn!iy 445 The Authorship of the Book 486 The Romoter Conseqnences of Re- The Written Word 489 bellion 446 Ree.ding the Law 489 God's Foresight of Israel's Declension 490 CHAPTER XXIX. The Leadership Made over to Joshua 4!J0 Witnessing withont Seeing 449 The Literary Executors of Moses 4!Jl Apostacy in Heart o. Root of Bitter. The Lord's Charge to Moses and ness ... 450 Joshua 492 Historical Witnesses to the Wro.th of The Divine Testimony Deposited in God ... 452 the Ark 4!J3 Secret Things 453, 456 Putting off the Harness 4!)1,

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