Moses in this chapter teaches them, I. To distinguish themselves from their neighbours by a singularity, 1. In their mourning, Deut. 14:1–2. 2. In their meat, Deut. 14:3–21. II.

Moses here tells the people of Israel, I. How God had dignified them, as a peculiar people, with three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual blessings in heavenly things with which God has in Christ blessed us. 1.

We have here a part of the statute concerning tithes. The productions of the ground were twice tithed, so that, putting both together, a fifth part was devoted to God out of their increase, and only four parts of five were for their own common use; and they could not but own they paid an easy rent,…