Exodus 23:4

If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray,.... Or any other beast, as the Samaritan version adds; for these are only mentioned for instances, as being more common, and creatures subject to…

So far was the spirit of the law from encouraging personal revenge that it would not allow a man to neglect an opportunity of saving his enemy from loss. Exo 23:5 The sense appears to be: “If thou see…

If thou meet thine enemy's ox - going astray - From the humane and heavenly maxim in this and the following verse, our blessed Lord has formed the following precept: "Love your enemies, bless them…

Here are, I. Cautions concerning judicial proceedings; it was not enough that they had good laws, better than ever any nation had, but care must be taken for the due administration of justice…

An enemy'sbeast to be preserved from harm. These two injunctions breathe a spirit unusual in the OT. (cf., however, Lev 19:17-18), and reminding one of Mat 5:44. They are repeated in Deu 22:1-4, in an…