Bible Commentary

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and [that it may be] well with you, and [that] ye may prolong [your] days in the land which ye shall possess. Deu 5:33 That ye may live, and . . . prolong your days. Prosperity … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:33”

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 32, 33. Exhortations to obey this new charge: a number of characteristic deuteronomic formulas. Because of this and specially because of the phrase which Jehovah your God has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:32”

But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do [them] in the land which I give them to possess it. 31. Moses is commanded to stand by God in order to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:31”

Go say to them, Get you into your tents again. Go say to them, get you into your tents again. Which they had left, being brought by Moses, at the direction of God, to the foot of Mount Sinai, to receive the law from his mouth; this being done, they are ordered to return to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:30”

O that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever! 29. Oh that there were such an heart in them, etc.] heart is in antithesis to the said and spoken of the previous … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:29”

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spoke unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. 28. And Jehovah heard the voice of your words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:28”

Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear [it], and do [it]. 27. Go thou near ] The technical term for approach to the Deity, and to His representatives ( Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:27”

For who [is there of] all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we [have], and lived? 26. flesh ] Emphatic; it cannot endure immediate contact with spirit (Isa 31:3). the living God ] Rather, a living God, cp. Deu 4:33. The phrase … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:26”

Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. Why should we die? for though God hath for this season kept us alive to our admiration, yet we shall never be able to endure any … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:25”

And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth. 24. his greatness ] See Deu 3:24. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 5:24”