Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 4:1-40
B. An exhortation to observe the law faithfully 4:1-40Moses turned in his address from contemplating the past to an exhortation for the future. This section is the climax of his first speech."The parallel between the literary structure of this chapter and that of the Near Eastern treaty is noteworthy. The author of the treaty is named (1, 2, 5, 10), reference is made to the preceding historical acts, the treaty stipulations are mentioned, the appeal is made for Israel to obey, the treaty... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 4:27-29
Ver. 27-29. And the Lord shall scatter you, &c.— See the notes on ch. 28: and 30: When it is said of the idols, in ver. 28 that they neither see nor hear, &c. the sacred writer intends only to represent the gross stupidity of the heathens, who paid adoration to things which had neither intelligence nor sense; to mere statues, which were so far from having any just title to religious worship, that they had less perfection than even the makers of them. See the fine passages referred to in... read more