Bible Commentary

[And] when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [mean] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you? 20. When, etc.] Read, with Sam. and LXX, And it shall be when, as in the opening of Deu 6:10 and in Exo 13:14 (J), which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:20”

To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. 19. to thrust out, etc.] The Heb. is used of this event only here and Deu 9:4 (Sg.); also in the deuteronomic Jos 23:5. as Jehovah hath spoken ] Exo 23:27 ff. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges To … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:19”

And thou shalt do [that which is] right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers, 18. do that which is right, etc.] Cp. Deu 12:25. mayest go in and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:18”

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. Verse 17. Ye shall diligently keep, &c.] On this and the following verse See Clarke on De 6:3. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible You shall diligently keep the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:17”

Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah. 16. Ye shall not tempt, etc.] Rather, try, or put to the proof. On Massah cp. Deu 9:22, Deu 33:8, and see on Exo 17:2; Exo 17:7. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 16, 17. Another interruption by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:16”

(For the LORD thy God [is] a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. 15. in the midst of thee ] So Deu 7:21; Deu 23:14 (contr. Deu 1:42). Hosea has the same thought, Hos 11:9, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:15”

Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which [are] round about you; 14. Ye shall not go after other gods, etc.] only states explicitly what is implicit in the preceding verses. As it is superfluous and introduces the Pl. form into a Sg. context, it may be confidently regarded … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:14”

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 13. him shalt thou fear serve swear by his name ] Intended to cover the whole sphere of religion: the spiritual temper (on the frequent enforcement of the fear of God and its meaning see on Deu 4:10); acts … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:13”

[Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 12. beware ] give heed to thyself or be on guard with respect to thyself, apparently a common phrase from one person to another, Exo 10:28 (J), etc.; addressed to Israel in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:12”

And houses full of all good [things], which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; 11. and houses and cisterns vineyards and olive trees ] With Sam. and LXX omit and before houses and cisterns. Such … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:11”