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IV. MOSES' SECOND MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAW chs. 5--26 >
B. An exposition of selected covenant laws 12-25 >
8. Laws arising from the eighth commandment 23:19-24:7 >
Eating standing crops 23:24-25
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God permitted traveling Israelites to glean the grapes and wheat from fields they passed through, but they were not to harvest their neighbors' crops (vv. 24-25; cf. Matt. 12:1; Mark 2:23; Luke 6:1). Here is another way in which the Hebrews were to love their neighbors as themselves.
God's people should be gracious toward the needy and should not abuse the graciousness of their brethren (cf. Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:8).
