Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... Notes. I. (Page 6.) ijays Jahn, in his "Biblical Archaeology " "From the circumstance that the.people possessed so much influence as to render it necessary to submit laws to them for their ratification, and that they even took it upon themselves sometimes to propose laws, or to resist those which were enacted; from the circumstance, also, that the legislature of the nation had not the power 'of laying taxes, and that the civil code was regulated and enforced by God himself, independently of the legislature, Lowman and John David Michaelis are in favor of considering the Hebrew government a democracy. In support of their opinion, such passages are examined as the following: Exod. xix. 7, 8; xxiv. 3-8. Comp. Deut. xxix. 9-14; Josh. ix. 18, 19; xxiii. 1 et seq.; xxiv. 2 et seq.; 1 Sam. x. 24; xi. 14, 15; Num. xxvii. 1-8; xxxvi. 1-9. The truth seems to lie between these two opinions. The Hebrew government, putting out of view its theocratical features, was of a mixed form, in some respects approaching to a democracy, in others assuming more of an aristocratical character." II. (Page 6.) In support of the foregoing statements, compare, Judges iv. 4; Deut. i. 12-18, xxii. 23; Judges vi. 15; Deut. xxiv. 13; Lev. xix. 9, 14, 23. v ni. (Page 7.) i "Moses enacted a law to the effect (Exod. xxii. 25; Lev. xxv. 3538) that interest should not be taken from a poor person, neither for borrowed money, nor for articles of consumption--for instance, grain, --which was borrowed with the expectation of being returned. A ermining who was to be considered a poor person in a case of this kind; and the law was accordingly altered in Deut. xxiii. 20, 21, and extended in its operation to all the Hebrews, whether they had more or less property; so that interest...
