Deuteronomy 4:25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:1-40

This most lively and excellent discourse is so entire, and the particulars of it are so often repeated, that we must take it altogether in the exposition of it, and endeavour to digest it into proper heads, for we cannot divide it into paragraphs. I. In general, it is the use and application of the foregoing history; it comes in by way of inference from it: Now therefore harken, O Israel, Deut. 4:1. This use we should make of the review of God's providences concerning us, we should by them be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25

When thou shall beget children, and children's children ,.... Children and grandchildren, and several ages and generations have passed: and shalt have remained long in the land ; many years and even ages, or have grown old F8 נושנ־תאם "inveteraveritis", Montanus: "veteres facti fueritis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "senueritis", Vatablus. in it: now they were in their infancy, and as such they were about to enter into it; during the times of the judges, they were in their... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 4:25

Verse 25 25.When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children. Although at the outset he only adverts to idolatry, yet, inasmuch as he thence takes occasion to inveigh generally against the transgressors of the Law, and denounces punishment against them, I have thought it advisable to introduce this passage amongst the Sanctions (of the Law.) He had already strictly forbidden them to turn aside to idols; he now requires this instruction to be handed down to their grand-children and their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:1-28

The curse of idolatry. Idolatry is the general bias of fallen humanity, the perversion of an innate principle, the misgrowth of the religious instinct. Men everywhere "feel after God, if haply they may find him." Absolute atheism cannot long endure anywhere. If men reject a personal Deity, they invent an inferior God, and practically worship that. The wildest atheist which the world has seen, must admit that there is some power or force in the world superior to himself. There is no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:1-40

EXPOSITION ADMONITIONS AND EXHORTATIONS . Moses, having presented to the people certain facts in their recent history which had in them a specially animating and encouraging tendency, proceeds to direct his discourse to the inculcation of duties and exhortations to obedience to the Divine enactments. This portion also of his address is of an introductory character as well as what precedes. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:23-32

National backsliding. The history of the Jews is an unanswerable argument in favor of the truth of prophecy and the reality of Divine revelation. The singularity of that history is such as can only be fully accounted for on the idea of a supernatural Providence interesting itself in their fortunes; but the strangest fact is in that, their own sacred books, this wonderful history is predicted with minute precision. The Book of Deuteronomy furnishes a series of these predictions, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25

Have remained long in the land ; literally, have become old , an ancient nation, etc. To provoke him to anger; i . e . so as that he should be displeased and grieved, and roused to punish. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25

Have remained long in the land ; literally, have become old , an ancient nation, etc. To provoke him to anger; i . e . so as that he should be displeased and grieved, and roused to punish. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-28

Penalties of disobedience and apostasy. (See Homiletics, Deuteronomy 28:1-68 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-31

EXPOSITION Moses enforces the warning against idolatry, by predicting the evil that should come upon the nation through the apostasy of those who should in after times turn from Jehovah to strange gods. When they should have begotten children and children's children, and had been long in the land, i . e . when in after years a generation should arise that had not known the things they had seen, or had forgotten them ( Deuteronomy 4:9 ), and the nation should then become wanton... read more

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