Deuteronomy 10:17-21 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Here is a most pathetic exhortation to obedience, inferred from the premises, and urged with very powerful arguments and a great deal of persuasive rhetoric. Moses brings it in like an orator, with an appeal to his auditors And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee? Deut. 10:12. Ask what he requires; as David (Ps. 116:12), What shall I render? When we have received mercy from God it becomes us to enquire what returns we shall make to him. Consider what he requires, and you... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:17

For the Lord your God is God of gods ,.... Of angels and civil magistrates, who are sometimes so called: these are his creatures, act for him and under him, and are accountable to him: the Lord of lords ; of the kings and princes of the earth, who have their crowns, sceptres, and kingdoms from him, and hold them of him, by and under whom they reign and decree judgment, and who are subject to his authority and control: a great God ; as the perfections of his nature, the works of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:18

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow ,.... Who have none to help them, and whose patron and defender he is, and will do them justice himself, and take care that it is done them by others, or avenge their injuries, for he is a Father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widow, in his holy habitation; Psalm 68:5 . and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment ; one that is in a foreign country, at a distance from his native land, and destitute of friends;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:19

Love ye therefore the stranger ,.... Because the Lord loves him; and another reason follows, particularly binding on the Israelites: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt ; and therefore should sympathize with such, and show them compassion, relieve them in distress, and afford them whatever they want, and is in the power of their hands to communicate to them; remembering their own condition in Egypt, and how welcome such a treatment would have been to them then, as well as the kind... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:20

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God ,.... Which includes the whole worship of him, external and internal: him shalt thou serve ; heartily and sincerely, according to his revealed will, and him only: and to him shall thou cleave ; and not turn aside to follow other gods, and worship them: and swear by his name ; and his only, whenever it is necessary to take an oath, which should not be done rashly or on trivial accounts; and never by any creature, but by the living God; see ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:21

He is thy praise ,.... The object and matter of it, who deserves the praises of all his creatures, because of his perfections, works, and blessings of goodness; for all mercies temporal and spiritual come from him, and therefore he is greatly to be praised for them: praise is his due, and it is comely in his people to give it to him; see Jeremiah 17:14 . and he is thy God which hath done for thee these great and terrible things which thine eyes have seen ; which were done upon the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:17

God of gods, and Lord of lords - That is, He is the source whence all being and power proceed; every agent is finite but himself; and he can counteract, suspend, or destroy all the actions of all creatures whensoever he pleases. If he determine to save, none can destroy; if he purpose to destroy, none can save. How absolutely necessary to have such a God for our friend! A great God - mighty - הגבר האל hael haggibbor , the mighty God; this is the very title that is given to our... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:21

He is thy praise - It is an eternal honor to any soul to be in the friendship of God. Why are people ashamed of being thought religious? Because they know nothing of religion. He who knows his Maker may glory in his God, for without him what has any soul but disgrace, pain, shame, and perdition? How strange is it that those who fear God should be ashamed to own it, while sinners boldly proclaim their relationship to Satan! read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:17

Verse 17 He confirms the foregoing decree by a reference to the nature of God Himself; for the vile and abject condition of those with whom we have to do, causes us to injure them the more wantonly, because they seem to be altogether deserted. But God declares that their unhappy lot is no (102) obstacle to His administering succor to them; inasmuch as He has no regard to persons. By the word person is meant either splendor, or obscurity, and outward appearance, as it is commonly called, as we... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:20

Verse 20 Leviticus 19:12.And ye shall not swear by my name falsely. Although Moses is treating of the duties of the Second Table, and had previously forbidden men to deal fraudulently with their neighbors, he still adds this sentence by way of confirmation. It may, however, be inferred from the second clause of the verse that He directly had regard to the glory of God when he says, “Thou shalt not profane the name of thy God.” For raging greediness after gain causes the avaricious and rapacious... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:12-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:20

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