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 Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 30:4
Ver. 4. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven— See Matthew 24:31.Mark 13:27; Mark 13:27. Nehemiah alludes to this promise in his prayer for the restoration of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 1:8-9.; and it was in part fulfilled, when Cyrus made a proclamation throughout the kingdom, that all the Jews might return, if they pleased, to their own country. Ezra 1:4. The Jews themselves apply the passage to their present condition; being of opinion, that God has appointed a time for... read more