Deuteronomy 31:29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:22-30

Here, I. The charge is given to Joshua, which God has said (Deut. 31:14) he would give him. The same in effect that Moses had given him. The same in effect that Moses had given him (Deut. 31:7): Be strong and of a good courage, Deut. 31:23. Joshua had now heard from God so much of the wickedness of the people whom he was to have the conduct of as could not but be a discouragement to him: ?Nay,? says God, ?how bad soever they are, thou shalt go through thy understanding, for I will be with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:29

For I know that after my death ,.... Which was just at hand, some time after that, not immediately; this he knew by a spirit of prophecy, namely, what follows: ye will utterly corrupt yourselves ; their ways, works, and manners, and so themselves; corrupt the worship of God by making idols, and serving them, which is the corruption chiefly intended: and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you : from the way of the commandments of God, which Moses had given them in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:9-29

The honor appertaining to God's Law. As our Lord, in the near prospect of death, employed his thoughts in comforting and instructing others, so Moses, instead of centering his thought upon himself, is only more eager to provide for the people's future obedience. Inasmuch as his days on earth were now very few, he yearned to crowd into them as much counsel and kindly warning as it was possible. To be of service to Israel—this absorbed the passions and desires of his soul. I. GOD 'S ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:16-29

The last precaution against idolatry. We cannot trace into all its ramifications the subtle influence of a good man's life. If it does not accomplish all that he has desired, it often achieves more than he imagines. It operates in directions he had not designed. The presence of a good man will often repress an evil which he cannot eradicate. All the faith and piety of Moses had hardly restrained the people from idolatry; his removal will be the loosening of the flood-gates which had held... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:16-30

God's foresight of Israel's declension. We learn— I. THAT THE FUTURE IS PERFECTLY UNVEILED TO GOD . God claims this power as one of his prerogatives ( Isaiah 41:22 ; Isaiah 42:9 ; Isaiah 43:25 , Isaiah 43:26 ; Isaiah 45:20 , Isaiah 45:21 ). And no one can question but that these predictions have been strikingly fulfilled. The people did corrupt themselves and turn aside, and evil did befall them in the latter days ( Deuteronomy 31:29 ). II. THAT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:24-29

After the installation of Joshua, only one thing remained for Moses to do that all things might be set in order before his departure. This was the finishing of the writing of the Book of the Law, and the committing it finally to the priests, to be by them placed by the ark of the covenant, that it might be kept for all future generations as a witness against the people, whose apostasy and rebellion were foreseen. Whether this section is to be regarded as wholly written by Moses himself, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:24-30

The Divine testimony deposited in the ark. Moses, being thus commissioned of God to utter the inspired warning, loses no time in summoning the congregation. But while doing so, he gives precise directions to the Kohathites, who had charge of the ark, to deposit his manuscripts within it. Is anything to be learned from this consignment of the sacred books? I. THE SACRED BOOKS ARE NOT COMPLIMENTARY TO HUMAN NATURE . The Pentateuch, in its tremendous charges and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:29

Ye will utterly corrupt yourselves ; literally, corrupting , ye will corrupt ( הַשְׁחַת תשׁחִתוּן , sc . דַרֵכֵיֶכם ); i . e . your ways (cf. for the phrase, Genesis 6:12 ). The latter days ; the after-time , the future , as in Deuteronomy 4:30 ; Numbers 24:14 , etc. The work of your hands ; the idols they might make (cf. Deuteronomy 4:28 ). By some, however, the phrase is interpreted of evil deeds in general HOMILETICS read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 31:24-29

Moses completes the writing out of the book of the Law, and directs it to be placed by the ark of the covenant.Deuteronomy 31:24The “book” here spoken of would contain the whole Pentateuch up to this verse, and be “the Book of Moses,” called generally by the Jews “the Law” (compare Matthew 22:40; Galatians 4:21).Deuteronomy 31:25The Levites, which bare the ark - i. e., as in Deuteronomy 31:9, “the priests the sons of Levi.” The non-priestly Levites could not so much as enter the sanctuary or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 31:28-30

Deuteronomy 31:28-30. Gather unto me all the elders It is probable that Moses, having spoken to the people what he was commanded, dismissed them again till he should write the following song; which having done, he summoned the elders (and people, Deu 31:30 ) to deliver to them from his own mouth what he had written. Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation Pronounced himself, with an audible voice, to the representatives of the congregation, and afterward ordered to be repeated to... read more

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