The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-21
The Decalogue. Moses here recalls the Sinaitic covenant, and wishes the Israelites to remember that, though given to their fathers primarily, it was also applicable to them. They were in many cases present as children then, and they were represented by their parents. Moses speaks with authority as having been mediator ( Deuteronomy 5:5 ) on the occasion. There are the following lessons to be learned from the Decalogue as here given:— I. THE COVENANT IS BASED UPON A ... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-5
The Abrahamic covenant renewed. So solicitous was God for the well-being of Israel that, on critical epochs in their history, he reminds them of their privileged condition. Three main thoughts arrest our attention— I. COVENANTED BLESSING SECURED . God has not stood out for the maintenance of his rights; he has stooped to fetter his liberty—to bind himself to generous deeds. 1. He allows us to hold proprietorship in him . We can claim him to be " our God ." The... read more