10 " When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort , you shall not enter his house to take his pledge . 11 "You shall remain outside , and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you. 12 "If he is a poor man , you shall not sleep with his pledge . 13 " When the sun goes down you shall surely return the pledge to him, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before the Lord your God .
14 " You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy , whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns . 15 " You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets , for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you. 16 " Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons , nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers ; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin . 17 " You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan , nor take a widow's garment in pledge . 18 "But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt , and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there ; therefore e I am commanding you to do this thing . 19 " When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field , you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien , for the orphan , and for the widow , in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands . 20 " When you beat your olive tree , you shall not go over the boughs again ; it shall be for the alien , for the orphan , and for the widow . 21 "When you gather the grapes of your vineyard , you shall not go over it again ; it shall be for the alien , for the orphan , and for the widow . 22 "You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt ; therefore e I am commanding you to do this thing .
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:10-22
Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:5-13
(Read Deuteronomy 24:5-13)
It is of great consequence that love be kept up between husband and wife; that they carefully avoid every thing which might make them strange one to another. Man-stealing was a capital crime, which could not be settled, as other thefts, by restitution. The laws concerning leprosy must be carefully observed. Thus all who feel their consciences under guilt and wrath, must not cover it, or endeavour to shake off their convictions; but by repentance, and prayer, and humble confession, take the way to peace and pardon. Some orders are given about pledges for money lent. This teaches us to consult the comfort and subsistence of others, as much as our own advantage. Let the poor debtor sleep in his own raiment, and praise God for thy kindness to him. Poor debtors ought to feel more than commonly they do, the goodness of creditors who do not take all the advantage of the law against them, nor should this ever be looked upon as weakness.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:14-22
(Read Deuteronomy 24:14-22)
It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.