John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:11
Then there shall be a place ,.... Fixed and settled, and will be known to be the place: which the Lord your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there : where he himself would dwell, and where his name would be called, and he would be worshipped: thither shall ye bring all that I command you, your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offerings of your hands ; of which See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:6 . and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:5-32
There is not any one particular precept (as I remember) in all the law of Moses so largely pressed and inculcated as this, by which they are all tied to bring their sacrifices to that one altar which was set up in the court of the tabernacle, and there to perform all the rituals of their religion; for, as to moral services, then, no doubt, as now, men might pray every where, as they did in their synagogues. The command to do this, and the prohibition of the contrary, are here repeated again... read more