Deuteronomy 32:14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:7-14

Moses, having in general represented God to them as their great benefactor, whom they were bound in gratitude to observe and obey, in these verses gives particular instances of God's kindness to them and concern for them. 1. Some instances were ancient, and for proof of them he appeals to the records (Deut. 32:7): Remember the days of old; that is, ?Keep in remembrance the history of those days, and of the wonderful providences of God concerning the old world, and concerning your ancestors... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:14

Butter of kine ,.... Made of milk, which kine or cows give; Jarchi says, this is the fat that is gathered on the top of milk, he means cream, and which indeed was the butter of the ancients, and is here meant: and milk of sheep : which they give, though not in such plenty as the kine, yet what is very wholesome and nourishing: the philosopher F2 Aristot. Problem. sect. 10. qu. 6. observes, that sheep give more milk in proportion to the size of their bodies than cows: and Pliny F3... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:14

Fat of kidneys of wheat - Almost every person knows that the kidney is enveloped in a coat of the purest fat in the body of the animal, for which several anatomical reasons might be given. As the kidney itself is to the abundantly surrounding fat, so is the germ of the grain to the lobes or farinaceous parts. The expression here may be considered as a very strong and peculiarly happy figure to point out the finest wheat, containing the healthiest and most vigorous germ, growing in a very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:1-14

The fatherhood of God. In this first section of the Divine song, the predominating idea is God's fatherhood. It comes out in Deuteronomy 32:6 in express terms; it is implied in the care that is attributed to him for his children of Israel; it passes into the still tenderer idea of motherhood in the illustration of the eagle ( Deuteronomy 32:11 ); and may fairly be taken as the idea dominating the whole. It has been thought that the fatherhood of God is almost altogether a New Testament... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:5-14

Ungrateful men interrogated. In almost every clause of this paragraph there is some specific allusion, for the elucidation of which the reader will refer to the Exposition. The commentary of Dr. Jameson thereon is very valuable. Our aim is strictly homiletic. The central words around which the preacher's expository thoughts may gather are these—"Do ye thus requite the Lord?" Three main lines of illustration are suggested. I. HERE IS A REHEARSAL OF THE DIVINE LOVING - ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:7-14

History's testimony for God. A defective character often results from mental indolence. Men do not use their faculties. Did they consider, reflect, and ponder, they would be bettor men. To call into activity all our powers is an imperative and sacred duty. For this purpose God has given them. Whose am I? whence have I come? what is my business in life? what are my obligations to my Maker?—these are questions possessing transcendent interest, and are vital to our joy. Ask intelligently and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:10-14

A panorama of grace. How Israel was found, led, taught, kept. I. WHERE GOD FOUND HIM . ( Deuteronomy 32:10 .) Partly metaphorical—the state of Israel in Egypt being likened to that of a man perishing in the desert; partly literal—it being in the desert that God found the people when he took them into covenant. An image of the helpless and hopeless condition of the sinner. Cut off from life, without shelter, provision, resting-place, or final home. II. HOW GOD DEALT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:14

Butter of kine. The Hebrew word ( חֶמְאָה ) here used designates milk in a solid or semi-solid state, as thick cream, curd, or butter. As distinguished from this is the milk of sheep ; where the word used ( חָלָב ) properly denotes fresh milk, milk in a fluid state, and with all its richness ( חֶלֶב , fatness) in it (cf. Genesis 18:8 ; Isaiah 7:22 ). Fat of lambs ; lambs of the best, "fat" being a figurative expression for the best ( Numbers 18:12 ). Rams of the breed... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-42

Song of MosesIf Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely,(1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel;(2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God;(3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God’s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people.The Song differs signally in diction and idiom from the preceding... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 32:14

Deuteronomy 32:14. Milk of sheep Le Clerc renders it, Milk of sheep and goats; the Hebrew word signifying both. With fat of lambs Or, lambs well fatted. The fat, indeed, wherewith the inwards were covered was not to be eaten by them, but offered to God; yet that fat which was mixed with the flesh they might eat. Bashan A place famous for excellent cattle. Fat of kidneys of wheat With the finest of the grains of wheat, compared to kidneys in their shape and colour; or with large and... read more

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