Deuteronomy 5:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:6-22

Here is the repetition of the ten commandments, in which observe, 1. Though they had been spoken before, and written, yet they are again rehearsed; for precept must be upon precept, and line upon line, and all little enough to keep the word of God in our minds and to preserve and renew the impressions of it. We have need to have the same things often inculcated upon us. See Phil. 3:1. 2. There is some variation here from that record (Exod. 20:1-26), as there is between the Lord's prayer as it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-13

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it ,.... Or observe it, by setting it apart as a time of natural rest, and for the performance of holy and religious exercises; see Exodus 20:8 , where the phrase is a little varied, "remember the sabbath day to keep it holy"; it having been instituted before: as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee ; not at Sinai only, for the same might then have been observed of all the rest of the commands, but before the giving of the law, at the first of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-21

The Decalogue. Moses here recalls the Sinaitic covenant, and wishes the Israelites to remember that, though given to their fathers primarily, it was also applicable to them. They were in many cases present as children then, and they were represented by their parents. Moses speaks with authority as having been mediator ( Deuteronomy 5:5 ) on the occasion. There are the following lessons to be learned from the Decalogue as here given:— I. THE COVENANT IS BASED UPON A ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Reminiscences of Horeb. I. THE COVENANT . ( Deuteronomy 5:2 , Deuteronomy 5:3 .) 1. Proposed by God ( Exodus 19:3-7 ). 2. Accepted by the people ( Exodus 24:7 ). 3. Entailed obligations on subsequent generations (cf. Deuteronomy 6:2 ). In this covenant, formally ratified by sacrifice ( Exodus 24:6 , Exodus 24:7 ), Israel The new covenant in Christ, while in many respects different from, and superior to, that of Horeb, yet resembles it in several of these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:6-21

The Divine plan for the conduct of our life on earth. Had we been left in ignorance what the Divine intention in human life was, it had been a calamity indeed. Waste and failure must have been the disastrous result. For every honest-minded man, ample direction from the Supreme Source of authority is supplied. The most cogent argument is not always the most convincing. God might here have prefaced his ten words with a proper assertion of his indisputable sovereignty. But he prefers to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:7-16

FIRST TABLE OF THE LAW praecepta pietatis . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:7-21

Repetition of the Ten Commandments . On these, as the basis of the covenant, the whole legislation rests, and therefore a rehearsal of them is a fitting introduction to a repetition and enforcement of the laws of the theocracy. Some differences appear between the statement of the "ten words," as given here and as given in Exodus 20:1-26 . It is chiefly in the fourth commandment that these are to be found. It begins here with "remember" for "keep;" reference is made to the command of God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-14

Keep the Sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. This phraseology implies that the Sabbath institute was already well known to the people of Israel; so that this commandment was intended, not to enact a new observance, but to enforce the continuance of an observance which had come down to them from earlier times. The Sabbath was to be kept by being sanctified . This means that it was to be consecrated to God to be used as he had appointed. The sanctification... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-15

The Sabbath, or a rest-day for man. (For a notice of the variations between the wording of this command in Exodus 20:1-26 . and in this chapter, see Exposition.) No Christian preacher could wisely deal homiletically with the question of the Divine intent in the appointment of a seventh-day rest, without noting, in connection with our text, the teaching of our Lord and his apostles thereon. In developing the true doctrine and use of our rest day, let us— I. INDICATE SEVERAL ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-15

The Sabbath. I. WHAT ? The essential point in the institution is the sanctification to God of a seventh part of our time, of one day in seven. Which day of the seven is observed is indifferent, not in the sense of being left to individual choice, but in respect of any inherent sanctity in one day above another ( Romans 14:5 ). The day is made holy by the Divine appointment, and by the uses we put it to. We sanctify the Sabbath: 1. By observing it as a day of rest from secular... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:6-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:1-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:6-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:7-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:7-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:12-15

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