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Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 5:6

I am the Lord thy God - See these commandments explained in the notes on Exodus 20 (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 5:1

Verse 1 1.And Moses called all Israel. Since the plan and order of exposition which I have adopted required that this same preface, as it is repeated word. for word in Deuteronomy, should here also be read together, I have thought fit also to insert the five verses, which in this place precede it. In the first verse, Moses exhorts the people to hear the judgments and statutes of God, which he sets before them. He likewise states the object of this, that they should keep (222) to do them; as... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 5:2

Verse 2 2.The Lord our God. In these words he commends the Law; because it must be accounted a peculiar blessing, and a very high honor to be taken into covenant by God. Wherefore, that they may anxiously prepare themselves to embrace the Law, he says that what was above all things to be desired had been freely offered to them, viz., that they should be united in covenant with God. In the next verse he still further magnifies this advantage by comparison; because God had given more to them than... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 5:4

Verse 4 4.Face to face. Again he commends the Law by mentioning their certainty about it; for, when God openly manifested Himself, there could be no doubt of the author from whom it proceeded. To speak “face to face,” is equivalent to discoursing openly and familiarly; and in point of fact God had spoken with them, as mortals and friends communicate with each other in their mutual dealings. Moreover, lest any doubt should still remain, God set before their eyes a visible manifestation of His... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1

And Moses called all Israel [called to all Israel], and said . "The calling refers not to the publicity of the address, but to the clear voice which, breaking forth from the inmost heart of Moses, aimed at penetrating, as far as possible, to all ( Genesis 49:1 ; John 7:37 )" (Schroeder). (Cf. also Proverbs 8:4 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-5

EXPOSITION Moses reminds them of the making of the covenant at Horeb, and of the revelation of the fundamental law of the covenant there. As he was about to recapitulate the laws which God their King had enacted, it was fitting that he should refer at the outset to that covenant relation between Jehovah and Israel on which all the injunctions of the Law rested. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Reminiscences of Horeb. I. THE COVENANT . ( Deuteronomy 5:2 , Deuteronomy 5:3 .) 1. Proposed by God ( Exodus 19:3-7 ). 2. Accepted by the people ( Exodus 24:7 ). 3. Entailed obligations on subsequent generations (cf. Deuteronomy 6:2 ). In this covenant, formally ratified by sacrifice ( Exodus 24:6 , Exodus 24:7 ), Israel The new covenant in Christ, while in many respects different from, and superior to, that of Horeb, yet resembles it in several of these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:2-3

Not with our fathers , the patriarchs (cf. Deuteronomy 4:37 .) The covenant to which Moses refers is not that made with Abraham, but that made at Sinai, with Israel as a people; and though the individuals who were then present had all perished with the exception of Moses, Joshua, and Caleb, the nation survived, and as it was with the nation as an organic whole that the covenant had been made. it might be with propriety said that it was made with those whom Moses addressed at this time,... read more

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