Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV

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 32:4

Deuteronomy 32:4. He is a rock Stable in his nature, invincible in his power, fixed and immutable in his counsels, promises, and ways; so that if there should be a sad change in your affairs, remember that this proceeds from yourselves, and from the change of your ways toward God, and not from God, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning, James 1:17. His work is perfect All his works, whether of creation, providence, or grace, and all his actions are unblameable, perfect,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:1-47

The song of Moses (31:30-32:47)Being aware of the people’s tendency to rebellion against God (see v. 29), Moses left with them a song that he wanted everyone to take notice of (30). The song reminded the people of God’s loving care for them and of the need for faithfulness on their part towards him. It dealt with the future as well as the past, and reminded the people that in justice God would punish them and in mercy he would forgive them.As rain benefits young grass, so Moses’ words should... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 32:4

Rock. Omit "He is", and read "The Rock, His work is perfect". Used of Jehovah in this song five times (the number of Grace. See App-10 ), verses: Deuteronomy 32:4 , Deuteronomy 32:15 , Deuteronomy 32:18 , Deuteronomy 4:30 , Deuteronomy 4:31 . Used twice in irony ( App-6 ), verses: Deuteronomy 32:31 , Deuteronomy 32:37 . Compare 2 Samuel 22:31 , 2 Samuel 22:32 . GOD = Hebrew 'e l . See App-4 . iniquity. See App-44 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:4

THE CORRUPT PEOPLE CALLED TO REMEMBER GOD (Deuteronomy 32:4-6)"The Rock, his work is perfect;For all his ways are justice:God of faithfulness and without iniquity,Just and right is he.They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish;They are a perverse and crooked generation.Do ye thus requite Jehovah,O foolish people and unwise?Is not he thy father that hath bought thee?He hath made thee and established thee."Note the use of the term "Rock" for God; it appears... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 32:4

Ver. 4. He is the rock— Houbigant translates thus: Creatoris perfecta sunt opera; the Creator's work is perfect. We interpret הצור hatzur, says he, of the Creator: for the word is derived in this place from צור tzur, to form, to effect; as פעלו paalo, his work, demonstrates; not from צור tzur, a rock: for this appellation of God is then used, when God is considered as a refuge for salvation, or, a rock of salvation; or when at any time allusion is made to a similitude drawn from a rock: but no... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 32:4

4. He is the Rock—a word expressive of power and stability. The application of it in this passage is to declare that God had been true to His covenant with their fathers and them. Nothing that He had promised had failed; so that if their national experience had been painfully checkered by severe and protracted trials, notwithstanding the brightest promises, that result was traceable to their own undutiful and perverse conduct; not to any vacillation or unfaithfulness on the part of God (James... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 32:1-4

Moses called on the whole earth to listen to what follows (Deuteronomy 32:1-2). The subject of this song would be God. The "name" of God is the expression of His character as He revealed this. The purpose of the song is that everyone would recognize God as the great God He is and that His people would respond to Him appropriately. By comparing his teaching to rain and dew, Moses was saying it would be a life-giving blessing to the Israelites. Rain and dew were major sources of blessing in the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 32:1-43

2. The song itself 32:1-43One Old Testament scholar called the Song of Moses "one of the most impressive religious poems in the entire Old Testament." [Note: W. F. Albright, "Some Remarks on the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy XXXII," Vetus Testamentum 9 (1959):339-46.] It contrasts the faithfulness and loyal love of God with the unfaithfulness and perversity of His people. As other important poems in the Pentateuch (e.g., Genesis 49; Exodus 15; Numbers 24), it also teaches major themes."The song... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-52

The Song of MosesThe theme of this noble Song is the goodness of Jehovah in choosing Israel and bringing them into a rich land. When they provoke Him with their forgetfulness and unfaithfulness, He disciplines them. But He does not utterly reject them; when they repent He takes part with them against their enemies and delivers them. It will be observed that the exodus begins and concludes with a Song of Moses: see Exodus 15:1-18. Psalms 90 is also attributed to him.1-6. Heaven and earth are... read more

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 32:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:1-47

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 32:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 32:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 32:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 32:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 32:1-43

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-52

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