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Matthew Henry

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:23-33

Here, I. Moses reminds them of the agreement of both the parties that were now treating, in the mediation of Moses. 1. Here is the consternation that the people were put into by that extreme terror with which the law was given. They owned that they could not bear it any more: ?This great fire will consume us; this dreadful voice will be fatal to us; we shall certainly die if we hear it any more,? Deut. 5:25. They wondered that they were not already struck dead with it, and took it for an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:14

Nor thine ox, nor thine ass ,.... In Exodus 20:10 , it is only in general said: nor thy cattle : here by way of illustration and explanation the ox and the ass are particularly mentioned; the one being used in ploughing ground, and treading out the corn, and the other in carrying burdens; and it is added: nor any of thy cattle ; as their camels, or whatever else they were wont to use in any kind of service; they were none of them to do any kind of work on the sabbath day. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:15

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt ,.... Even a bondservant; for Egypt was an house of bondage, and there the Israelites were made to serve in hard bondage; of which they are reminded, that their hearts might be touched with it, and inclined to show pity to persons in somewhat similar circumstances; calling to mind how sweet a little rest would have been unto them when in Egypt: and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence, through a mighty hand and by a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:16

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee ,.... And is the first commandment with promise, as the apostle observes, Ephesians 6:2 with a promise of long life and happiness in the land of Canaan, as follows: that thy days may be prolonged ; see Exodus 20:12 here it is added: and that it may go well with thee ; and which the apostle also has in the place referred to: in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee ; the land of Canaan; which the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:17-20

Thou shalt not kill ,.... The following commands begin with the copulative "and", different from the manner in which they are expressed, Exodus 20:17 which joins these together, and them with the preceding ones; hence the law is by some said to be one copulative, and may serve to illustrate a passage in James 2:10 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:21

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife ,.... Here a neighbour's wife is put before his house, different from Exodus 20:17 and "his field" is added, which with what follows take in everything that is a man's property; and which is not to be desired or coveted in an unlawful manner by another, and much less should any means be made use of to deprive him of it; but "lust" is the thing intended and prohibited, be it after what it may, which is another man's: see Matthew 5:28 , of a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:22

These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount ,.... The above ten words or commands, which were spoken so audibly and loudly by the Lord himself on Mount Sinai, that the whole congregation of the people of Israel heard them: out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness ; in which the Lord was; see Deuteronomy 4:11 , with a great voice, and he added no more ; ceased speaking; after he had delivered the ten commands, he said no more at that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:23

And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness ,.... The thick darkness, where God was, and with which the mountain was covered, Exodus 20:21 . for the mountain did burn with fire ; which is a reason both why the Lord spoke out of the midst of the fire, the mountain on which he descended burning with it and also for his speaking out of the midst of darkness, because not only a thick cloud covered the mountain, but it was altogether on a smoke, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:24

And ye said, behold, the Lord our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness ,.... In descending on Mount Sinai in the manner he did, and giving the law from thence with such solemnity; for there was a glory in the ministration of it, as the apostle argues 2 Corinthians 3:7 , it being delivered with so much majesty, and such a glorious apparatus attending it; see Deuteronomy 33:2 . Aben Ezra interprets this of the appearance of fire in which the Lord was, "and his greatness", of the... read more

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