Deu 23:24-25 | TNotes | STEP | 23:24 your neighbor’s vineyard: In a certain sense, God owned all the land and provided it to its human occupants. Therefore, no one had the right to make an exclusive claim to it. On the other hand, renters had rights to privacy and to a measure of control over what had been allotted to them. Trespassing was permitted within this context but not with the intention of theft. One could, however, pluck a few grapes or kernels of grain to eat along the way (see Matt 12:1-8 ; Mark 2:23-28 ; Luke 6:1-5 ).

bMatt 12:1-8►

cMark 2:23-28►

dLuke 6:1-5►

‏ Deuteronomy 23:24-25

23:24 ^a your neighbor’s vineyard: In a certain sense, God owned all the land and provided it to its human occupants. Therefore, no one had the right to make an exclusive claim to it. On the other hand, renters had rights to privacy and to a measure of control over what had been allotted to them. Trespassing was permitted within this context but not with the intention of theft. One could, however, pluck a few grapes or kernels of grain to eat along the way (see Matt 12:1-8 ^b; Mark 2:23-28 ^c; Luke 6:1-5 ^d).