Deuteronomychapter 14

A.Do not cut yourselves; you are his childrenvv. 1-2

1 You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead, 2 for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

B.What may be eaten on land, in sea, on wingvv. 3-21

3 You must not eat any detestable thing. 4 These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. 6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud. 7 But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. 8 Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass. 9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales, 10 but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you. 11 You may eat any clean bird, 12 but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, 13 the red kite, the falcon, any kind of kite, 14 any kind of raven, 15 the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 16 the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, 17 the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant, 18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat. 19 All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. 20 But you may eat any clean bird. 21 You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

C.Eat your tithe before him; the third-year storevv. 22-29

22 You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields. 23 And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. 24 But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away, 25 then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose. 26 Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household. 27 And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. 28 At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates. 29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.

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Chapter summary

The dietary reminder and the tithe.

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The dietary reminder and the tithe. ‘Ye are the children of the LORD your God’. Do not mar yourselves for the dead as the nations do. The clean and unclean list from Leviticus 11 recapitulated. ‘Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk’ (third appearance). The tithe eaten before the LORD at the place he chooses, or converted to money and spent there when the distance is too great (for wine, strong drink, oxen, sheep, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after). The third-year tithe kept at home for the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. Worship and charity intertwined in the rhythm of harvest.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Law · Moses — Deuteronomy overview

A. 1–2 Do not cut yourselves; you are his children
B. 3–21 What may be eaten on land, in sea, on wing
C. 22–29 Eat your tithe before him; the third-year store

Top cross-references8 chapters ▾

Leviticus 117 verses
- Leviticus 11:2“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
- Leviticus 11:5The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
- Leviticus 11:9Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
- Leviticus 11:13Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
- Leviticus 11:20All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
- Leviticus 11:26Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
- Read Leviticus 11: 1 more there →
Deuteronomy 124 verses
- Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Deuteronomy 12:12And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Deuteronomy 12:20When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.
- Deuteronomy 12:21If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.
- Read Deuteronomy 12 →
Deuteronomy 143 verses
- Deuteronomy 14:22You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
- Deuteronomy 14:27And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Read Deuteronomy 14 →
Deuteronomy 262 verses
- Deuteronomy 26:11So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.
- Deuteronomy 26:12When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
- Read Deuteronomy 26 →

4 more chapters this one speaks with

Isaiah 662 verses
- Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
- Isaiah 66:17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
- Read Isaiah 66 →
Numbers 182 verses
- Numbers 18:20Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
- Numbers 18:21Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
- Read Numbers 18 →
Deuteronomy 152 verses
- Deuteronomy 15:10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
- Deuteronomy 15:19You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.
- Read Deuteronomy 15 →
Romans 91 verse
- Romans 9:8So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
- Read Romans 9 →

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.