Deuteronomy 12:30-32 NIV

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 12:30

Ver. 30. Enquire not after their gods, &c.— The pretentious of the heathen deities, as Bishop Warburton observes, being mutually acknowledged by their distinct and proper followers; and some, by the fortunate circumstances of these followers, being risen into superior same, the rites used in their worship were eagerly sought for and imitated. It was likewise a general principle, that the local god was to have a necessary share in the worship of all who settled in the country; and those who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 12:31

Ver. 31. Their sons and their daughters they have burnt, &c.— To what we have said of this horrid custom on Leviticus 20:1; Lev 20:27 we shall only add, that it was notoriously practised by the Carthaginians, who, it is certain, derived it from the Phoenicians, the ancient inhabitants of Canaan; and at last it overspread all nations, and prevailed even among the refined Greeks themselves. See Banier's Mythol. book 3: ch. 10. But what is more surprising, we find the Israelites themselves,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 12:32

Ver. 32. Thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it— See on chap. Deuteronomy 4:2. One would wonder, says Bishop Patrick, that so learned a man as Maimonides should have laboured to prove from this the immutability of the law of Moses. It is strange that he could not see, what some of his brethren have seen, that though God did not permit the Israelites to alter these laws, he bound not up Himself from changing them; this another Jewish writer very well illustrates: "A physician... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 12:1-31

1. Laws arising from the first commandment 12:1-31The first commandment is, "You shall have no other gods before me" (Deuteronomy 5:7). The legislation that follows deals with worshipping Yahweh exclusively. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 12:20-32

The laws just given were to remain in force even though God would enlarge Israel’s territory after the nation entered the land. This enlargement would take place as the Israelites gradually drove the Canaanites out (Deuteronomy 7:22). It would come to them as God would give them additional territory as a reward for faithful obedience to Him (Exodus 23:27-33). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 12:29-31

Pagan gods 12:29-31The Israelites were not to investigate the pagan religious practices of the Canaanites with a view to worshipping their gods or following their example in the worship of Yahweh (Deuteronomy 12:30; cf. Romans 16:19; Ephesians 5:12). Moses developed this idea further in the next chapter. This pericope is transitional, moving from the worship of Yahweh (ch. 12) to the worship of idols (ch. 13). Chapter 12 opens and closes with warnings against pagan religion.How does God want... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

The Abolition of Idolatrous Places. The Centralisation of Worship. Abstinence from BloodThe larger section of the Second Discourse begins here and extends to the end of Deuteronomy 26. It consists of a code of laws, and constitutes the nucleus of the whole book: see on Deuteronomy 4:44-49. So far as any orderly arrangement can be discovered, Deuteronomy 12-16 are taken up with the more strictly religious duties; Deuteronomy 17-20 with civil ordinances; and Deuteronomy 21-26 with social and... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 12:30

(30) Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared.—A necessary caution. “The fear” of heathen deities often attached itself to their seats of worship. It was found necessary to caution Israel against the fear of them and the dread of them in much later times. (See Jeremiah 10:2-5.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 12:32

(32) What thing soever I command you.—No later writer could put these words into the mouth of Moses, if he had altered the precepts of Moses to any appreciable extent. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

The Friendship of Christ (a University Sermon) Deuteronomy 12:13 ; Revelation 3:20 Your college days are preeminently days when you open the doors of your hearts and let new friends in. In these years you are generous, and ready to hear a knock, and to respond to it. I. Never has the history of any human life been truly and fully related. I fancy that if such a thing could be, the record would be mainly of those who at different stages and periods have come into it. Many of them have come and... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 12:30

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 12:31

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 12:32

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 12:1-31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 12:20-32

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 12:29-31

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 12:30

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 12:32

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Deuteronomy 12:1-32

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