John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:32
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee ,.... Inquire into and consult the annals of former times, of ages past: since the day that God created man upon the earth ; trace them quite up to the creation of the world, and men in it: and ask from the one side of heaven to the other ; traverse the whole globe, and examine the records of every nation in it in both hemispheres: whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:1-40
This most lively and excellent discourse is so entire, and the particulars of it are so often repeated, that we must take it altogether in the exposition of it, and endeavour to digest it into proper heads, for we cannot divide it into paragraphs. I. In general, it is the use and application of the foregoing history; it comes in by way of inference from it: Now therefore harken, O Israel, Deut. 4:1. This use we should make of the review of God's providences concerning us, we should by them be... read more