Bible Commentary

And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day. 8. But thou, thyself, shalt, etc.] The emphatic thou is necessary after the intrusion of the previous v. return ] If this be meant in a spiritual sense, the like does not elsewhere … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:8”

And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 7. curses] Heb. ‘alth, Deu 29:20 f. (19 f.), q.v.; and not e lalth as in Deu 30:1 and ch. 28. Because of this and the fact that the v. breaks the connection … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:7”

And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 6. will circumcise thine heart ] See on Deu 10:16, and in contrast Deu 29:4; and cp. Jer 31:33. to love, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:6”

And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 5. will bring thee into the land ] See on Deu 6:10. do thee good ] Deu 8:16, Deu 28:63. multiply ] See … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:5”

If [any] of thine be driven out unto the outermost [parts] of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 4. If any of thine outcasts ] quoted in Neh 1:9; cp. above Deu 30:1 ( driven), Deu 28:64, and in another sense Deu 22:1. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:4”

That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. 3. turn thy captivity ] The Heb. phrase can hardly mean this, for the return from captivity comes later in this passage, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:3”

And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; 2. Expansion of Deu 4:30 b. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Deu 30:2 And shalt return unto … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:2”

And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call [them] to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, 1. all these things are come upon thee ] Deu 4:30. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:1”

The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children forever, that [we] may do all the words of this law. 29. The still hidden things are the future (cp. Isa 48:6), the things that are revealed are those just reviewed, God’s deeds … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:29”

And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as [it is] this day. 28. rooted them out ] Heb. natash, not elsewhere in the Hex. but common in Jer. e.g. Deu 1:10, Deu 12:15. in anger, and in fury, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:28”