Bible Commentary

And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which [were] among them: ) 17. abominations ] Rather detestable things, not to ‘ebth, as in Deu 7:25, but shium, frequent in Jer. and Ezek. of idols, nowhere else in Deut., but the vb. from which it comes is found … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:17”

(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by; 16. for ye know, etc.] The necessity for such a covenant with Jehovah: viz. Israel’s experiences of the idolatry of other peoples, which otherwise might seduce them to itself. The Egyptian idolatry … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:16”

But with [him] that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with [him] that [is] not here with us this day: With him that is not here with us – i. e. as the Jews explain, posterity; which throughout all generations was to be taken as bound by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:15”

Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; 14, 15. Cp. Deu 5:3. Deu 29:15 is better rendered, but at once with him that standeth here and with him that is not here with us this day. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Neither with you only do I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:14”

That he may establish thee today for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 13. Cp. Deu 26:17 f. and Deu 28:9; as he sware, Deu 1:8. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:13”

That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day: 12. enter into the covenant ] Lit. pass over into only here. Cp. the passing over into a select and numbered body, Exo 30:13 f. (P); also the prepositions in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:12”

Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that [is] in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: The covenant was national, and therefore embraced all the elements which make up the nation. The little ones would of course be represented by their parents or guardians; the absent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:11”

Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, [with] all the men of Israel, 10, 11. Ye stand ] The Heb. is stronger, and probably reflexive: ye have taken your station or position. all of you ] This comprehensiveness, and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:10”

Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. 9. Keep and do ] See on Deu 4:6; and cp. Deu 4:1, Deu 5:1. the words of this covenant ] See above on Deu 29:1 and on Deu 4:13. prosper ] But the vb. also … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:9”

And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh. 8. gave it for an inheritance ] Deu 3:12 f.; for the formula see on Deu 4:21. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And we took their land,…. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 29:8”