Deuteronomy 30:8-14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

These verses may be considered either as a conditional promise or as an absolute prediction. I. They are chiefly to be considered as a conditional promise, and so they belong to all persons and all people, and not to Israel only; and the design of them is to assure us that the greatest sinners, if they repent and be converted, shall have their sins pardoned, and be restored to God's favour. This is the purport of the covenant of grace, it leaves room for repentance in case of misdemeanour, and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:11-14

Moses here urges them to obedience from the consideration of the plainness and easiness of the command. I. This is true of the law of Moses. They could never plead in excuse of their disobedience that God had enjoined them that which was either unintelligible or impracticable, impossible to be known or to be done (Deut. 30:11): It is not hidden from thee. That is, not send messengers to heaven (Deut. 30:12), to enquire what thou must do to please God; nor needest thou go beyond sea (Deut.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:8

And thou shall return, and obey the voice of the Lord ,.... In the Gospel; obey the form of doctrine delivered to them, embrace the truth of the Gospel cordially, and yield a cheerful subjection to the ordinances of it; or receive the Word of the Lord, as the Targum of Jonathan, Christ, the essential Word, by faith, as the Saviour and Redeemer, Mediator, Prophet, Priest, and King: and do all his commandments which I command thee this day ; the commandment nigh unto them, in their mouths... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:9

And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand ,.... In every manufacture, trade, or business of life in which they should be employed; the meaning is, that the Lord will greatly bless them in all that they shall set their hands to in a lawful way; so that they shall abound in good things, and have enough and to spare, a redundancy of the good things of life, great plenty of them: in the fruit of thy body ; abundance of children: and in the fruit of thy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:10

If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God ,.... Or rather, "for thou shalt hearken" F16 כי תשמע "quia obedies", Cocceius. ; seeing it is before promised that the Lord would circumcise their hearts to love him, and they should obey his voice, Deuteronomy 30:6 . The Targum is,"receive the Word of the Lord:" to keep his commandments and his statutes, which are written in this book of the law ; particularly in this chapter, and all that are of a moral nature: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:11

For this commandment which I command thee this day ,.... Which the Jews understand of the law, but the Apostle Paul has taught us to interpret it of the word of faith, the Gospel preached by him and other ministers, Romans 10:6 ; which better suits with the context, and the prophecies before delivered concerning the conversion of the Jews, their reception of the Messiah, and his Gospel: it is not hidden from thee ; being clearly revealed, plainly and fully preached: if hidden from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:12

It is not in heaven ,.... The scheme of it was formed in heaven, it was hid in the heart of God there, before revealed; it was ordained before the world was for our glory; it was brought down from thence by Christ, and committed to his apostles and ministers of the word to preach it to men; and has been ever since continued on earth, and will be at the time of the conversion of the Jews: that thou shouldest say ; that there should be any occasion of saying; it forbids any such kind of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:13

Neither is it beyond the sea ,.... There is no need to travel into foreign parts, into transmarine countries for it, as the Heathen philosophers did to get knowledge; for the Gospel is ordered to be preached to all the world, and sent into all nations; and at the time of the conversion of the Jews the earth will be filled with the knowledge of it, as the waters cover the sea; so that there will be no need to go into distant countries for it; nor any occasion that thou shouldest say, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:14

But the word is very nigh unto thee ,.... In the ministration of it by those who clearly, plainly, and faithfully preach it, and in the application of it by the Spirit of God to the heart; and in the gracious experience converted persons have of the power and efficacy of it in them, and of the comfort they receive from it: in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it ; in the mouth by confession, being not ashamed to own it, and profess it before men; and in the heart, where... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:11

This commandment - is not hidden - Not too wonderful or difficult for thee to comprehend or perform, as the word נפלאת niphleth implies. Neither is it far off - the word or doctrine of salvation shall be proclaimed in your own land; for He is to be born in Bethlehem of Judah, who is to feed and save Israel; and the Prophet who is to teach them is to be raised up from among their brethren. read more

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