Deuteronomy 10:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:1-11

There were four things in and by which God showed himself reconciled to Israel and made them truly great and happy, and in which God's goodness took occasion from their badness to make him the more illustrious:? I. He gave them his law, gave it to them in writing, as a standing pledge of his favour. Though the tables that were first written were broken, because Israel had broken the commandments, and God might justly break the covenant, yet when his anger was turned away the tables were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:4

And he wrote on the tables according to the first writing ,.... The same laws, in the same letters: the ten commandments which the Lord spake unto you in the mount ; in Mount Sinai, on which he descended, and from whence he delivered the decalogue by word of mouth in an audible manner, that all the people could hear it: out of the midst of the fire ; in which he descended, and where he continued, and from whence he spake, so that it was indeed a fiery law: in the day of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 10:4

Ten commandments - See the note on Exodus 20:1 , etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:1-5

The Law deposited in the ark. The first attempt to convey God's Law to man in a written form had proved a failure. The human links in the system had snapped. Moses had overrated the people's loyalty. The people had overrated their own strength of purpose. So far, the Law had been to them a ministration of death. But knowledge grew out of experience. I. WE SEE THE HUMAN FACTOR IN DIVINE REVELATION . The conceptions that dwell in God's mind are incomprehensible until they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:1-5

The covenant renewed. The severe intercession of Moses succeeds at last, and he is directed to get two tables like unto the first, and to bring them up to God for his inscription upon them. He was also directed to make an ark for their reception. There was thus provided the tables of the testimony, and a place in which to keep them. And here we have to notice— I. MAN IS ASKED TO PROVIDE THE TABLES . God loves the co-operation of his people as far as possible.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:1-11

EXPOSITION Moses ' intercession and its results . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:1-11

The results of the intercessory prayer of Moses. In these verses we have a very brief statement of the results of the pleading of Moses for Israel with God, which can only be duly appreciated when set side by side with the fuller account in Exodus 33:1-23 ; Exodus 34:1-35 . It is clear, even from the few words here given us, that the Lord's wrath was turned away, that the covenant and the covenant promise were again renewed. But we must at least indicate the points of detail ere we can... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:1-12

Tokens of mercy. Various pledges of his forgiveness were given by God to the people. I. THE RENEWAL OF THE TABLES . ( Deuteronomy 10:1-5 .) 1. Reconciliation to God is only possible through return to obedience . God cannot but require that we accept his commands, and make them the rule of our life ( Matthew 5:19 , Matthew 5:20 ; Romans 6:13-23 ). Such return to obedience is involved in gospel faith ( Romans 7:4 ). "Repent ye" ( Mark 1:15 ). 2. The Law... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 10:1-11

These verses are closely connected with the preceding chapter, and state very briefly the results of the intercession of Moses recorded in Deuteronomy 9:25-29. The people are reminded that all their blessings and privileges, forfeited by apostasy as soon as bestowed, were only now their own by a new and most unmerited act of grace on the part of God, won from Him by the self-sacrificing mediation of Moses himself Deuteronomy 10:10.Deuteronomy 10:1-5. The order for making the ark and tabernacle... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 10:1-11

Warning against stubbornness (9:1-10:11)Moses warned the Israelites not to boast about their coming victories. The conquest of Canaan was by God’s power, not theirs. It was because of the wickedness of the Canaanites, not because of any goodness in the Israelites (9:1-5).Israel, in fact, was a stubborn people, who deserved none of God’s good gifts. Moses reminded them of their rebellion at Sinai, how they promised to obey God’s law, but broke it before it was even written down (6-21; see notes... read more

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