(10) When he giveth you rest.—Rashi observes, “This was not until the days of David.” He cite 2 Samuel 7:1 : “It came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies.” read more
(11) Then there shall be a place.—The building of Jerusalem and of the Temple brought with it in due time the accomplishment of the law which is appended to the prophecy. read more
(13, 14) Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: But in the place which the Lord shall choose.—An attempt is made by some modern writers to establish a contradiction between this precept and the one in Exodus 20:24 : “In all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.” But they are not really contradictory. The choice of Jehovah makes the place of acceptance. He need not always choose the same spot-Either this... read more
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
LAWS OF SACRIFICEDeuteronomy 12:1-32.IT is a characteristic of all the earlier codes of law-the Book of the Covenant, the Deuteronomic Code, and the Law of Holiness-that at the head of the series of laws which they contain there should be a law of sacrifice. Probably, too, each of the three had, as first section of all, the Decalogue. The Book of the Covenant and Deuteronomy undeniably have it so, and the earlier element which forms the basis of Leviticus 17:1-16; Leviticus 18:1-30; Leviticus... read more
8. The Place of Worship CHAPTER 12 1. The overthrow of false worship (Deuteronomy 12:1-4 ) 2. The true place of worship (Deuteronomy 12:5-14 ) 3. Concerning eating and the blood (Deuteronomy 12:15-28 ) 4. Warning against the abominations of idolatry (Deuteronomy 12:29-32 ) The law, and love as the fulfilment of that law, was the main subject of the words of Moses up to the close of the eleventh chapter. The chapters which follow also contain expositions of the different statutes, as... read more
12:6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave {d} offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:(d) Meaning, the first fruits. read more
12:7 And there ye shall eat {e} before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.(e) Where his Ark shall be. read more
12:8 Ye shall not do after all [the things] that we do {f} here this day, every man whatsoever [is] right in his own eyes.(f) Not that they sacrificed after their fantasies, but that God would be served more purely in the land of Canaan. read more
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 12:9
(9) Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance.—Nor would the passage of Jordan and the conquest of Joshua bring them to it. read more