Neither shalt thou gather the bunches and grapes that fall down in thy vineyard: but shalt leave them to the poor and the strangers to take. I am the Lord your God.
וְכַרְמְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תְעוֹלֵ֔ל וּפֶ֥רֶט כַּרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶֽעָנִ֤י וְלַגֵּר֙ תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
You are not to collect the fallen grapes of your harvest, nor should you pick the olives that have dropped. This commandment clearly emphasizes the love mandated by the new gospel, which includes the teaching: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The legislation illustrates the righteousness and benevolence of God, who abundantly supplies sustenance for everyone. During the grape harvesting period, it was prohibited to return and collect grapes that had been forgotten or fallen. This principle similarly applies to those harvesting olives (See Deuteronomy 24:20). Additionally, the offering of a tenth of the harvest (See Lev. 27:30-32; Num. 10:22-29) was a lesson in honoring God, encouraging individuals to forgo selfishness and to share generously with their neighbors.
The Law restricts field owners from gathering the ears that have dropped from the sheaves at harvest, urging that some portion of the crop should remain unharvested (cf. Deut. 24:19-21). Thus, on one hand, the Law teaches owners the value of sacrifice by encouraging them to give part of their goods to those in need, while on the other hand, it offers the impoverished opportunities for sustenance.
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