The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:19-33
Because of their rebellion. God would cast them off and visit them with terrible calamities. read more
申命記 32:29-43 Jcb
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:19-47
Vengeance and recompense. The reasonableness of the Divine jealousy being shown already, we can have little difficulty in recognizing the further reasonableness of the Divine vengeance. Paul's treatment of the question is concise and conclusive. "Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man). God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?" ( Romans 3:5 , Romans 3:6 ). Vengeance is recognized, therefore, as belonging to God's justice, which shall be called into play... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:20-29
The pleading of Divine wisdom. The judicial anger of God is not an uncontrollable passion; it acts in harmony with infinite wisdom. The vast and varied interests of all God's creatures are tenderly considered in the act of judicial retribution. We have here— I. GOD 'S ESTIMATE OF HUMAN DESERT . Were guilty men alone to be considered, no penalty would be too severe as the award for their high-handed offences. Every vestige of merit has disappeared. The consensus of all righteous... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:28-29
The true wisdom. Consider— I. IN WHAT WISDOM CONSISTS . 1. The choice of right ends. 2. Of right means to secure these ends. 3. In harmony with a just and proportioned view of all the circumstances of our situation. When essential circumstances are omitted in the calculation, when the horizon is unduly narrowed, when all-important factors of the situation are left wholly out of account,—it is vain to speak of wisdom. Absolutely, and as regards our standing as... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:28-33
The cause of Israel's rejection was that they were a people utterly destitute of counsel and without understanding. Had they been wise, they would have looked to the end, and acted in a way conducive to their own welfare, instead of rushing upon ruin. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:29
Oh that they were wise , that they understood this; rather, If they were wise they would understand this . They would consider their latter end! i . e . the end to which they were going, the inevitable issue of the course they were taking. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:29
God's pathetic appeal to men. Wisdom is far-seeing. Not content with estimating present experiences and fortunes, it embraces the remoter issues of our choice; it takes in all the possibilities of the future. I. AS THERE HAS BEEN A BEGINNING OF THE PRESENT LIFE , SO THERE WILL COME AN END . II. THE END OF PROBATIONARY LIFE DEMANDS OUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION . III. THE HIGHEST WISDOM FORECASTS THE WHOLE REACH OF ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:29-35
The short-sightedness of sinners. "Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!" Such is the moan with which this paragraph begins. By "this" is meant the consequence which will certainly follow on their departure from God. By "their latter end" is meant the latter days of their history, when sins which were beforehand in germ should have wrought out to full development. We need not again recount the historical aspects of this serious... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:30
If Israel were wise, they could easily overcome all their foes through the help of the Almighty (Le Deuteronomy 26:8 ); but having forsaken him, they were left by him, and so came under the power of the enemy. read more
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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:43
Verse 43 43.Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people. The appositive reading, which some prefer, “Praise him, O nations, His people,” supplying the word “God,” is constrained. For there is no incongruity in the notion that the Gentiles should celebrate the benefits which God has conferred upon His people; at any rate, it is more simple to take it thus, that so conspicuous was the favor of God towards the Israelites, that the knowledge and favor of it should diffuse itself far and wide, and be... read more