King James Version
Deuteronomy 10
22 verses with commentary
New Stone Tablets
At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
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<strong>At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.</strong> God's command to prepare new tablets demonstrates covenant renewal after Israel's sin. The initiative comes from God - He provides opportunity for restoration despite Israel's breach.<br><br>The phrase <em>like unto the first</em> ...
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(1) **At that time the Lord said unto me.**—The forty days of intercession alluded to in the previous chapter followed this command (Exodus 34:28).
**Hew thee two tables of stone . . . and make thee an ark.**—The command to make the ark was given in the former period of forty days (Exodus 25:10); the command to hew the two tables was given after Moses had seen the glory of God (Exodus 33) from ...
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**16-19. Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image--**The things are here specified of which God prohibited any image or representation to be made for the purposes of worship; and, from the variety of details entered into, an idea may be formed of the extensive prevalence of idolatry in that age. In whatever way idolatry originated, whether from an intention to worship the true God t...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
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<strong>And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.</strong> God Himself will write the law again - this is pure grace, as Israel deserved no second chance. The LORD takes responsibility for renewing what human sin destroyed.<br><br>The phrase <em>the words that were in the first tables</em> emphasizes continuity - ...
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(2) **And I will write on the tables.**—It is a common error to suppose that *Moses wrote *the Law the second time. The mistake arises from the change of person in Exodus 34:28, where the same pronoun “he” refers first to Moses, and then to Jehovah. But there is no doubt as to the fact or its spiritual meaning. The tables of stone represent the “fleshy tables of the heart” as St. Paul teaches us i...
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**20. But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace--**that is, furnace for smelting iron. A furnace of this kind is round, sometimes thirty feet deep, and requiring the highest intensity of heat. Such is the tremendous image chosen to represent the bondage and affliction of the Israelites [Rosenmuller].
**to be unto him a people of inheritance--**His peculiar posses...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
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<strong>And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.</strong> Moses' obedient preparation demonstrates the human responsibility in covenant relationship - God commands, man must respond in faithful action. Moses precisely follows divine instruction.<br><br><em>Shittim wood</em> (acacia) was dur...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me. commandments: Heb. words
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<strong>And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments.</strong> God personally inscribes the law with His own hand, emphasizing divine origin and absolute authority. This is not human wisdom but heaven's revelation.<br><br>The phrase <em>according to the first writing</em> stresses exact replication - not one jot or tittle differs from the original. God's moral l...
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(4) **According to the first writing, the ten commandments.**—The words written on the second tables were the same which had been written on the first.
**In the day of the assembly.**—Or, in New Testament language, “the day of the Church.” The Pentecost of the Old Testament was the day when “the letter” was given; the Pentecost of the New Testament was the day of the “Spirit that giveth life.” Eac...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.
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<strong>And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.</strong> Moses' careful obedience preserves God's word for future generations. The ark safeguards the tablets, ensuring the law remains accessible to Israel throughout their history.<br><br>The phrase <em>there they be</em> indicates the tablets rem...
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(5) **I . . . put the tables in the ark which I (had) made; and there they be.**—Or, *and they were there, *or *they continued there. *According to the narrative in Exodus, the ark in which the tables ultimately remained was made afterwards. The English reader must not be misled by the word “had” in “I *had *made.” There is no pluperfect in Hebrew. The time of an action is determined not so much b...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
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<strong>And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried.</strong> Aaron's death reminds us that even the high priest was mortal, unable to continue forever in his mediatorial role. This points forward to the necessity of an eternal, unchanging High Priest.<br><br>The historical note about Israel's journey sit...
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(6, 7) On these verses, which are among the most difficult in Deuteronomy, see a separate Excursus. The difficulty is two-fold. First, the account of Israel’s marches about the time of Aaron’s death is given in a different form here to that which we have in Numbers 20, 21, 33. Secondly, there is the further question why Aaron’s death should be recorded here. It appears to have taken place before M...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.
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<strong>And Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.</strong> The priestly succession from Aaron to Eleazar demonstrates both continuity and limitation of the old covenant ministry. Continuity because the priesthood continues despite individual death; limitation because succession is necessary.<br><br>The phrase <em>in his stead</em> indicates replacement - Eleazar takes Aar...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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<strong>From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.</strong> These geographical markers trace Israel's wilderness wandering, recording God's faithfulness in leading them despite their rebellions. Each location testified to divine provision and guidance.<br><br>The description <em>a land of rivers of waters</em> emphasizes God's provision in d...
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(8) **At that time**—*i.e., *at Sinai, after Moses’ second descent from the mount, not at the time of Aaron’s death. Yet the death of Aaron and the separation of the tribe of Levi are similar events in their way: both alike lose territorial inheritance through bearing the burden of the Law.
**To bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless i...
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**26. I call heaven and earth to witness against you--**This solemn form of adjuration has been common in special circumstances among all people. It is used here figuratively, or as in other parts of Scripture where inanimate objects are called up as witnesses (De 32:1; Is 1:2).
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
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<strong>At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi unto himself, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD.</strong> God's setting apart of Levi demonstrates divine prerogative in choosing servants for sacred ministry. This was not Levi's achievement but God's sovereign election to special service.<br><br>The phrase <em>separated...unto himself</em> indicates consecration - taken from com...
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(9) **The Lord is his inheritance.**—As He was the inheritance of Aaron, Moses’ brother, whom he had recently taken to Himself, and to whose death Moses had just referred.
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee. first: or, former days
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<strong>To stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.</strong> The Levites' dual function - ministering to God and blessing the people in His name - illustrates the priestly mediation between holy God and sinful humanity.<br><br><em>Standing before the LORD</em> indicates privileged access to divine presence. While common Israelites approached God only thr...
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**28. there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands--**The compulsory measures of their tyrannical conquerors would force them into idolatry, so that their choice would become their punishment.
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. take: Heb. go in journey
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<strong>Arise, take thy journey before the people</strong>—After the covenant renewal (new stone tablets in 10:1-5) and Moses's successful intercession, God commands the journey to resume. The phrase <strong>that they may go in and possess the land</strong> (וִירְשׁוּ, virshu) uses the Qal imperfect of <em>yarash</em>, emphasizing the ongoing process of conquest. Despite Israel's catastrophic fail...
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(11) **And the Lord said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in.**—“Although ye had turned aside from following Him, and had erred in the (matter of the) calf, He said to me, Go, lead the people” (Rashi).
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.(1-11)
An exhortation to obedience.(12-22)
**Verses 1-11**
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbath...
Read full commentary →What God Requires
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
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This verse presents a comprehensive summary of covenant obligation, asking the rhetorical question <em>ma YHWH Elohekha sho'el me'imakh</em> (מָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ, 'what does the LORD your God require of you'). The answer encompasses five interrelated duties. First, <em>liyro et-YHWH</em> (לְיִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָה, 'to fear the LORD')—reverent awe recognizing God's holiness and author...
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(12) **And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee.**—“Although ye have done all this, still His tender mercies and His affection are set upon you, and after all that ye have sinned before Him, He doth not ask anything of you but to fear,” &c. (Rashi). The Rabbis have drawn this exposition from hence: “Everything is in the hand of Heaven (to bestow), save only the fear of Heaven.” ...
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**30. in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God--**either towards the destined close of their captivities, when they evinced a returning spirit of repentance and faith, or in the age of Messiah, which is commonly called "the latter days," and when the scattered tribes of Israel shall be converted to the Gospel of Christ. The occurrence of this auspicious event will be the most illustrio...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
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The purpose of the law is comprehensive: 'to keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day, for thy good.' The phrase 'for thy good' shows God's commands aren't arbitrary restrictions but loving guidance toward flourishing. Obedience produces blessing, not because it earns God's favor but because it aligns with how God designed reality to function. The law reve...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
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<strong>Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S</strong>—The Hebrew <em>shamayim</em> (heaven) is repeated with the superlative construct <em>shemei hashamayim</em> (heaven of heavens), denoting the highest heaven, God's throne room (cf. 1 Kings 8:27). This emphasizes Yahweh's universal sovereignty over all creation. <strong>The earth also, with all that therein is</strong> esta...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
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<strong>Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them</strong>—The Hebrew <em>chashaq</em> (had delight) connotes passionate attachment or desire, used elsewhere of romantic love (Genesis 34:8). Combined with <em>ahav</em> (to love), this verse describes God's electing love as both sovereign choice and affectionate desire. <strong>He chose their seed after them, even you</strong> employs...
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(15) **Only.**—“The whole world belongs to Jehovah, and for all that He chose thy fathers above all people.”
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked .
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<strong>Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart</strong>—The Hebrew phrase <em>orlat levavkem</em> (foreskin of your heart) transforms the covenant sign into a metaphor for spiritual renewal. Physical circumcision marked covenant membership (Genesis 17:10-14), but Moses demands heart transformation—the removal of obstinacy and receptivity to God's word. <strong>Be no more stiffnecked</stro...
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(16) **Circumcise . . . your heart.**—“For circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter” (Romans 2:29). The verse literally runs thus: *Circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and ye will harden your neck no more. *It is the same line of thought as St. Paul’s (Galatians 5:16) “Walk in the Spirit, and (then) ye will not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”
(17,18) **A great God,...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
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<strong>The LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords</strong>—This superlative title (<em>Elohei ha'elohim</em>, God of gods; <em>Adonei ha'adonim</em>, Lord of lords) declares Yahweh's supremacy over all earthly and heavenly powers. In polytheistic ancient Near East, this affirmed Yahweh alone is divine; lesser 'gods' are either false or subordinate angelic beings. <strong>A great God, a m...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
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<strong>He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow</strong>—The Hebrew <em>mishpat</em> (judgment/justice) emphasizes God actively intervenes to defend society's most vulnerable. In ancient Near East, orphans and widows lacked legal advocates and property rights, making them economically defenseless. God Himself becomes their <em>go'el</em> (redeemer/defender).<br><br><strong>Loveth ...
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(18) **And loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.**—An inclusive expression. The whole substance of Jacob our father was included in the prayer for this. “If God will . . . give me bread to eat and raiment to put on” (Rashi).
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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<strong>Love ye therefore the stranger</strong>—The Hebrew <em>ahav</em> (love) is commanded toward the <em>ger</em> (sojourner), extending covenant loyalty beyond ethnic Israel. <strong>For ye were strangers in the land of Egypt</strong> grounds the command in Israel's collective memory: they experienced oppression as foreigners and must not replicate Egypt's cruelty. This is applied theology—doc...
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(19) **For ye were strangers.**—“The blemish which is upon thyself thou shalt not notice in thy neighbour” (Rashi). The provision made for the stranger throughout the Old Testament Scriptures has another cause besides: “For *I was a stranger, *and ye gathered me in.” (See a Sermon on “The Stranger” in *Silver Sockets, and other Shadows of Redemption.*)
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
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<strong>Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God</strong>—The Hebrew <em>yare</em> (fear) combines reverential awe and obedient submission, not servile terror. This fear is relational, grounded in God's covenant character (v. 17-19). <strong>Him shalt thou serve</strong> (<em>avad</em>, serve/worship) demands exclusive allegiance. <strong>To him shalt thou cleave</strong> uses <em>dabaq</em> (cleave/cling...
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(20) **Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve.**—In the New Testament, “Thou shalt *worship *the Lord thy God, and him *only *shalt thou serve.” It was our Lord’s last answer to the tempter in the wilderness. The order of the Hebrew gives the emphasis. “Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear, Him shalt thou serve, and to Him shalt thou cleave;” “and (adds Rashi) after all these qualities ...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
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<strong>He is thy praise</strong>—The Hebrew construction makes God Himself the substance and object of Israel's worship. Not merely the One who receives praise, Yahweh is the content—His character, deeds, and glory are what Israel boasts in. This anticipates Paul's 'He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord' (1 Corinthians 1:31, quoting Jeremiah 9:23-24). God's excellence is Israel's sole ground o...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
Read full commentary →Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
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<strong>Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons</strong>—the exact number recorded in Genesis 46:27 and Exodus 1:5. The Hebrew <em>shiv'im nefesh</em> (שִׁבְעִים נֶפֶשׁ) literally means 'seventy souls,' emphasizing the smallness of Jacob's household. <strong>Now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude</strong>—fulfilling God's covenant promise ...
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(22) **Thy fathers went down.**—The simple and natural form of this allusion conveys a strong impression of the truth of the facts. If the marvellous increase of Israel in the time allowed by the sacred narrative presents a difficulty, we must remember that the Bible consistently represents the multiplication as the *fulfilment of a Divine promise, *and not purely natural. But the testimony of the...
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**Verses 12-22**
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true...
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