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Deuteronomy 16
Bell's Commentary on the Bible
Bell's Commentary
Verses 18-22
Intro:
Overview of Chapter:
Moses now touches on
Civil
&
Religious
authority structures.
Civil
-
The Judicial System
(16:18-17:13)
&
The King
(17:14-20).
Religious
- in ch.18 with the
Priests
&
Prophets.
Each of these
institutions
rose to prominence in Israelite society
once
Israel became settled in the land of Canaan.
Especially with the establishment of the
monarchy
under David & Solomon.
Title:
Hear & Fear
-
Common citizens, priests, judges, & kings
, all had an
obligation to submit to God’s Word & obey it.
The higher the position, the greater the responsibility.
Hear & Fear
. (17:13)
JUSTICE & ONLY JUSTICE
(16:18-17:13)
Local Court
(16:18-17:7)
Judges were to be appointed in every town.
These men were to judge fairly.
The first responsibility of the judges was to
prevent impure worshiping practices
in the land.
Anything that might lead to
syncretism
(accommodating worship of the Lord to pagan systems of worship) was prohibited.
(Dict.) The combining or uniting of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.
From syn/sun = together + krēs Cretan (originally with reference to ancient Cretan communities). i.e. don’t unite yourself with Cretans.
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Footnotes:
Copyright Statement
These files are the property of Brian Bell.
Text Courtesy of Calvary Chapel of Murrieta. Used by Permission.
Bibliographical Information
Bell, Brian. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 16". "Bell's Commentary". https://studylight.org/
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deuteronomy-16.html. 2017.
Verses 18-22