Matthew Poole and continuators on Leviticus 19:32

32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : I am the LORD.

To do them reverence when they pass by, for which end they were obliged, as the Iews say, presently to sit down again when they were past, that it might be manifest they arose out of respect to them.

A reason of the former precept, both because old men in some respect do most resemble God, who is stiled the ancient of days, Dan. 7. 9, 22. and because this respect is due to [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word] for themselves, who may be unworthy or contemptible▪ yet for Gods sake who requires this reverence, and whose singular [illegible: 1 word] old age is.