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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

The rejection of Israel and the desolation of the promised inheritance were not to be the end of God’s dispensations. The closing words of the address therefore are words of comfort and promise. Compare marginal reference and Deuteronomy 4:29 ff; 1 Kings 8:46-50.The chastisements of God would lead the nation to repent, and thereupon God would again bless them.Deuteronomy 30:3Will turn thy captivity - Will change or put an end to thy state of captivity or distress (compare Psalms 14:7; Psalms... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 30:1

Deuteronomy 30:1. When all these things are come upon thee Having been thus large in setting before them the consequences of apostacy from God and his service, Moses now turns his discourse to the great encouragement which such as had been disobedient would have from the mercy of God to return to him in true repentance. The blessing When thou art obedient. The curse When thou becomest rebellious; which I have set before thee Have propounded to thy consideration and choice; and thou... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

The covenant renewed (29:1-30:20)Israel’s lack of understanding of God and his ways meant that the people needed constant reminders of the covenant’s purpose, meaning and requirements. Moses gave them such a reminder in this his farewell address to the nation, acting as God’s representative in the renewal of the covenant as he had done at the establishment of the covenant at Sinai (Horeb) (29:1-9). The renewed oath of allegiance that the people swore before entering Canaan was binding on future... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 30:1

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1

There is widespread misunderstanding of this chapter as an "exilic or post-exilic addition,"[1] but such a postulation is totally unacceptable. Wright admitted that, "No proof can be adduced that it could not have been written in the seventh as well as in the sixth century,"[2] and we must add that no proof can be adduced that this chapter was written at any time whatever after the death of Moses. Moreover, there is the most convincing evidence that the chapter is a true production of MOSES... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1

Ver. 1. When all these things are come upon thee, &c.— Houbigant supposes this verse prophetical, and, in that view, renders it thus: It shall come to pass when all these things are come upon thee, the blessings and the curses which I have set before thee, thou shalt recover thy understanding among all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee; and thou shalt return unto the Lord thy God, &c. A prophecy, which, he thinks, has reference to a future and complete restoration of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1

1-10. when all these things are come upon thee, . . . and thou shalt return . . . then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity—The hopes of the Hebrew people are ardently directed to this promise, and they confidently expect that God, commiserating their forlorn and fallen condition, will yet rescue them from all the evils of their long dispersion. They do not consider the promise as fulfilled by their restoration from the captivity in Babylon, for Israel was not then scattered in the manner... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

1. The possibility of restoration 30:1-10When banished to the ends of the earth, the Israelites could repent and return to Yahweh in their hearts, purposing to obey Him again (Deuteronomy 30:1-2). In that event God would do several things for them. He would bring them back to their land and allow them to occupy it again (Deuteronomy 30:3-5). He would also permanently change the people’s heart attitude toward Himself (Deuteronomy 30:6). Here Moses anticipated a new covenant that eventually... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

B. A call to decision ch. 30Having appealed for the Israelites’ faithfulness to the covenant, he now called on the people to make a formal commitment to obey it. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Promises and AppealsA promise of restoration, even after abandonment and rejection, is held out, on condition of repentance; and an appeal is made to the people to choos the way of obedience and life rather than that of disobedience and death.6. Circumcision is the sign of the covenant. To circumcise the heart is to consecrate it to God: cp. on Leviticus 19:23.11. Hidden] RV ’hard,’ lit. ’wonderful.’ God’s law is not unintelligible or impracticable. It is a revealed thing (see Deuteronomy... read more

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