Leviticus 24:23
And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
And stone him with stones - We are not to suppose that the culprit was exposed to the unbridled fury of the thousands of Israel; this would be brutality, not justice, for the very worst of tempers and…
Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. We have here an account of the evil manners of a certain nameless mongrel Israelite, and the good laws occasioned thereby.
I. The offender was the son of an…
Incident of the blasphemer, and laws arising out of that occurrence or suggested by it.
This section closely resembles Num 15:32-36, which relates the punishment of the man found gathering sticks on…
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