Deuteronomy 30:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Moses here concludes with a very bright light, and a very strong fire, that, if possible, what he had been preaching of might find entrance into the understanding and affections of this unthinking people. What could be said more moving, and more likely to make deep and lasting impressions? The manner of his treating with them is so rational, so prudent, so affectionate, and every way so apt to gain the point, that it abundantly shows him to be in earnest, and leaves them inexcusable in their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:20

That thou mayest love the Lord thy God ,.... And show it by keeping his commands: and that thou mayest obey his voice ; in his word, and by his prophets: and that thou mayest cleave unto him ; and to his worship, and not follow after and serve other gods: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days ; the God of their lives, and the Father of their mercies; the giver of long life, and all the blessings of it; and which he had promised to those that were obedient, to him,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:20

That thou mayest love the Lord - Without love there can be no obedience. Obey his voice - Without obedience love is fruitless and dead. And cleave unto him - Without close attachment and perseverance, temporary love, however sincere and fervent - temporary obedience, however disinterested, energetic, and pure while it lasts - will be ultimately ineffectual. He alone who endures to the end, shall be saved. Reader, how do matters stand between God and thy soul? He cannot persevere in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Moses concludes by solemnly adjuring the people, as he had set before them, in his proclamation of the Law and in his preaching, good and evil, life and death, to choose the former and eschew the latter, to love and serve the Lord which is life, and to shun apostasy and disobedience which are death (cf. Deuteronomy 11:26 , Deuteronomy 11:27 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

A dread alternative. While handling substantially the same momentous themes, the aged lawgiver, as if the thought were oppressing him that he should very soon speak his last word, becomes more and more intensely earnest, and mingles a solemnity and pathos which may well be followed by those whose work it is to "warn every man, and teach every man in all wisdom," that they may "present every man perfect in Christ Jesus." Here is presented to us a series of considerations, which are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

A last word. I. AN ALTERNATIVE . Life and death; good and evil ( Deuteronomy 30:15 ); blessing and cursing ( Deuteronomy 30:19 ). An alternative for the nation, but also for the individual. "Life" is more than existence—it is holy and happy existence. "Death" is not equivalent to non-existence. As respects the natural life, it is the separation of the living, thinking principle from the body, and is compatible with the survival of the soul in a future state. As respects the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

An alternative choice. The prophet's power to persuade and influence a people is great—unspeakably great; yet it is not irresistible. It has its limits. After all that has been said to him, a man feels that the determination and choice rest within himself. Reason may be convinced; judgment may give a decided verdict; still inclination may inordinately lean to the weaker side, and baffle all prudent calculations. The intense eagerness of Moses for the people's weal is a sublime spectacle of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Death and life set before the people. In this earnest word which concludes a section of his address to the people, Moses is summing up his deliverance. It has been called by Havernick "the classic passage" upon the subject of death and life as understood in Old Testament times. £ "Shut out from the true community of life ( Lebensgemeinschaft )," says Havernick," the sinner puts in only a pretended life ( Scheinleben ), without God, enduring and promoting ruin in himself, until... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:20

For he is thy life ; rather, for this is thy life ; to love the Lord is really to live the true, the higher life (cf. Deuteronomy 4:40 ; Deuteronomy 32:47 ). HOMILETICS read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Ignorance of the requirements of the law cannot be pleaded Deuteronomy 30:10-14; hence, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 life and death, good and evil, are solemnly set before the people for their own choice; and an earnest exhortation to choose the better part concludes the address.Deuteronomy 30:11-14. “The righteousness which is of faith” is really and truly described in these words of the Law; and, under Paul’s guidance (see marginal references) we affirm was intended so to be. For the simplicity and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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