Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 29:2-8
1. Historical review 29:2-8The emphasis in this section is on God’s faithfulness in bringing Israel to its present position (cf. Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 4:40). To do this God had provided for the people in the wilderness and had given them victory over some of their enemies (e.g., Sihon and Og). He had also given them some of the land He had promised them. One writer concluded that most of the Israelites could not respond to God because they did not enjoy a faith relationship with Him,... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 29:6
Ver. 6. Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine— The meaning is, that they were not nourished by the ordinary method of sustenance, but were constantly supported by a miraculous supply from God, who graciously fed them for a course of years, without any labour of their own, with bread from heaven, and water from the rock. It is added, that ye might know that I am the Lord your God. It is read in the Alexandrian MSS. οτι ουτος κυριος ο θεος υμων, That He is the Lord your God. read more