Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 11:16
That your heart be not deceived by the specious pretenses of idolaters, who will plead the general consent of all nations, except yours, in the worship of creatures, and that they worship the creatures only for God’s sake, and as they are glorious works of God, whom they worship in and by them; which, and the like arguments, being commonly alleged by heathens for their idolatries, as their own writers declare, might possibly seduce an unwary Israelite; and therefore they are here cautioned... read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:1-32
Deuteronomy 11. Continues the exhortation to love and obey Yahweh, giving motives and promises and pointing out the consequence of disobedience. Deuteronomy 11:2-Judges :. Read (adding one Heb. consonant), “ for ye are not as your children who know not and have not seen . . . midst of all Israel: for your eves, etc.”— chastisement: Deuteronomy 4:36 *. Deuteronomy 11:5 . See Exodus 15, Numbers 32. Deuteronomy 11:6 . See Numbers 16:25; Numbers 16:27; Numbers 16:32 (JE). Dt. using JE is silent... read more