The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:32-41
The wonderfulness of Israel's history. I. THE WONDERFULLNESS OF REVELATION AT ALL . ( Deuteronomy 4:33 .) It may be argued with great propriety that man needs a revelation; that if there is a God, it is probable he will give one; that the absence of all special revelation would be a greater wonder than the fact of a revelation being given. Yet, when the mind dwells on it, the sense of wonder grows at the thought of the Eternal thus stooping to hold converse with finite,... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:32-40
The deliverance of the Lord's people unparalleled. Moses would have the Israelites to regard God's deliverance of them from Egypt as a matter for the most grateful admiration. There had been nothing like it since the beginning of the world. There was direct and immediate communion with God; there was deliverance of the people from Egypt by unexampled judgments; and all was to show his character as a sovereign and loving God. The effect of such a discipline should be filial obedience. It... read more