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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:14

But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes ,.... Which tribe is not named, nor what place in that tribe; See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:5 , there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings ; on the altar of burnt offering there placed: and there shalt thou do all that I command thee ; respecting sanctuary service, and particularly those things observed in Deuteronomy 12:6 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:14

The place which the Lord shall choose - To prevent idolatry and bring about a perfect uniformity in the Divine worship, which at that time was essentially necessary; because every rite and ceremony had a determinate meaning, and pointed out the good things which were to come, therefore one place must be established where those rites and ceremonies should be carefully and punctually observed. Had it not been so, every man would have formed his worship according to his own mind, and the whole... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:5

Verse 5 5But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose. It is asked why God would have sacrifices offered to Him only on one altar? Besides the reason which I have lately advanced, it is not to be doubted but that He in this way had regard to believers, that He might cherish in them an agreement in the unity of the faith. This place, then, was like a standard to gather together the people, lest their religion should be torn by divisions, and lest any diversities should insinuate... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:7

Verse 7 7And there shall ye eat. We see that the sanctuary in which God manifested Himself is called His face; (105) for, although believers are taught that always, wherever they dwell, they walk before God; yet they placed themselves nearer, and in some special manner in His sight, when they approached His sanctuary. By this mode of speaking God also stimulates the laziness or tardiness of the people, lest it should be irksome to them to come to the Ark of the Covenant for the purpose of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:8

Verse 8 8Ye shall not do after all. Even then they observed the rite of sacrifice handed down to them from the fathers; but since as yet they were wandering in the desert, it was lawful for them to build altars anywhere, until an end should be put to their journeyings. And this Moses expressly declares, adding the reason, viz., that they had not yet entered into the rest which the Lord had promised them. He shews them, then, that when they shall have attained the tranquil possession of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:10

Verse 10 10.But when ye go over Jordan. This verse confirms what I have before said, that the Jews were constrained to a certain rule as soon as they should have reached the promised land; and yet that the place in which the Ark was perpetually to rest, would not be immediately manifested to them; for what is declared at the end of the verse, that God would give them rest round about, so that they should dwell in safety, was not in fact perfectly exhibited before the time of David. Still God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:1-5

Destruction of monuments of idolatry. Israel's entrance into Canaan was the entrance of true knowledge, of pure forms of religion, of cleansed morals. The worship of Jehovah was the very antithesis of that of which these altars, pillars, and graven images, were the polluted memorials. "What did the grove conceal? Lust—blood—imposture. What sounds shook the lane? Alternate screams of anguish and the laughter of mad votaries. What was the priest? The teacher of every vice of which his god.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

EXPOSITION Deuteronomy 12:1-32 . PLACES AND MONUMENTS OF IDOLATRY TO BE DESTROYED ; JEHOVAH TO BE WORSHIPPED IN THE ONE PLACE WHICH HE SHALL CHOOSE ; INSTRUCTIONS AS TO THE USE OF FLESH FOR FOOD ; AND CAUTIONS AGAINST BEING ENSNARED INTO FOLLOWING THE HEATHEN IN THEIR MANNER OF SERVICE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

Regulations for Divine worship: specific rules embodying permanent principles. With this twelfth chapter an entirely new set of instructions begins. Up to this point the exhortations have been for the most part moral: now they are positive. Hitherto the precepts have been, speaking generally, concerning duties which God commanded because they were right; but from this point they concern duties which became right because God had commanded them. Of all specific directions which Moses gave to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:4-6

The heathen placed their altars and offered their worship wherever they thought fit, according to their notions of the deity and his service; but Israel was not to do so unto Jehovah their God: he himself would choose the places where he was to be worshipped, and there alone might they come with offering and service. As the revealed God—the God whose being and perfections had been made known, not by a vague revelation of him in nature merely, but expressly by his putting or recording his Name... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 12:4-6

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