Deuteronomy 30:11-31:29 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 30:11

Deuteronomy 30:11. This commandment The great command of loving and obeying God, which is the sum of the law, of which yet he doth not here speak as it is in itself, but as it is mollified and accompanied with the grace of the gospel. The meaning is, that though the practice of God’s laws be now far from us, and above our strength, yet, considering the advantage of gospel grace, whereby God enables us to do our duty, it is near and easy to us, who believe. And so this well agrees with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

The covenant renewed (29:1-30:20)Israel’s lack of understanding of God and his ways meant that the people needed constant reminders of the covenant’s purpose, meaning and requirements. Moses gave them such a reminder in this his farewell address to the nation, acting as God’s representative in the renewal of the covenant as he had done at the establishment of the covenant at Sinai (Horeb) (29:1-9). The renewed oath of allegiance that the people swore before entering Canaan was binding on future... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 30:11

not hidden = not too wonderful. Compare Romans 10:6 , &c. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11

"For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us hear it, that we may do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us hear it, that we may do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it."The... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11-14

Ver. 11-14. This commandment—is not hidden from thee, &c.— i.e. Is not abstruse and hard to be understood, but easy to be known and comprehended: neither is it far off; so that they needed not to travel into distant countries to learn their duty; as the Greek philosophers and others used to travel into Egypt, and the eastern parts of the world, to gain wisdom. It is not in heaven:—neither—beyond the sea: in which words, Moses, according to Houbigant, alludes to the law delivered from heaven... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11

11-14. For this commandment . . . is not hidden . . . neither is it far off—That law of loving and obeying God, which was the subject of Moses' discourse, was well known to the Israelites. They could not plead ignorance of its existence and requirements. It was not concealed as an impenetrable mystery in heaven, for it had been revealed; nor was it carefully withheld from the people as a dangerous discovery; for the youngest and humblest of them were instructed in those truths, which were... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

B. A call to decision ch. 30Having appealed for the Israelites’ faithfulness to the covenant, he now called on the people to make a formal commitment to obey it. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:2-20

VI. MOSES’ THIRD MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXHORTATION TO OBEDIENCE 29:2-30:20"The rest of chapter 29 contains many reminiscences of the Near Eastern treaty pattern. It is not presented in a systematic manner but in narrative form. However, elements of the pattern are clearly discernible, making it extremely likely that some kind of covenant ceremony underlies the events here reported." [Note: Thompson, p. 279.] The form of this section argues for it being a covenant renewal. There is a historical... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:11-20

2. The importance of obedience 30:11-20Obeying did not lie beyond the average Israelite’s ability if he or she turned to Yahweh wholeheartedly (Deuteronomy 30:10). God was not asking something impossible of His people (Deuteronomy 30:11-15; cf. Romans 10:6-8). He had given them the Mosaic Law so they could obey Him."The point at issue here was not the ease or even possibility of keeping the word of the Lord . . . but of even knowing what it was. Contrary to the inscrutable and enigmatic ways of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Promises and AppealsA promise of restoration, even after abandonment and rejection, is held out, on condition of repentance; and an appeal is made to the people to choos the way of obedience and life rather than that of disobedience and death.6. Circumcision is the sign of the covenant. To circumcise the heart is to consecrate it to God: cp. on Leviticus 19:23.11. Hidden] RV ’hard,’ lit. ’wonderful.’ God’s law is not unintelligible or impracticable. It is a revealed thing (see Deuteronomy... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 30:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 30:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11-14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:2-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:11-20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

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