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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:18

The likeness of anything that creepeth on the ground ,.... As serpents by many; and indeed that creature is introduced into almost all the idolatries of the Heathens, which seems to take its rise from the serpent Satan made use of to deceive our first parents: the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth ; as the crocodile and hippopotamus, or river horse, by the Egyptians; and Dagon and Derceto, supposed to be figures in the form of a fish, among the Phoenicians. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:19

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven ,.... The starry heaven, which to do in itself is not sinful; and may be lawfully and commendably done, to raise admiration at the wonderful works of God in them, and lead to adore the author of them: but if not guarded against may be ensnaring: and when thou seest the sun and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven ; those bright luminaries, so glorious to behold, and so useful and beneficial to the earth, and the inhabitants... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:20

But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace ,.... The allusion is to the trying and melting of metals, and fleeing them from dross, by putting them into furnaces strongly heated, some of which are of earth, others of iron; the word, as the Jewish writers F7 Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Celim. c. 8. sect. 9. & Jarchi in loc. observe, signifies such an one in which gold and silver and other things are melted; see Psalm 12:6 even "out of Egypt";... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:21

Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes ,.... See Deuteronomy 3:26 , and sware that I should not go over Jordan ; this circumstance of swearing is nowhere else expressed: and that I should not go in unto that good land ; the land of Canaan; he might see it, as he did from Pisgah, but not enter into it: which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance ; to them and to their children after them. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:22

But I must die in this land ,.... The land of Moab, in a mountain in it he died, and in a valley there he was buried, Deuteronomy 32:50 , I must not go over Jordan ; this he repeats, as lying near his heart; he had earnestly solicited to go over, but was denied it: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land ; this he firmly believed and assures them of, relying on the promise and faithfulness of God. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:23

Take heed unto yourselves ,.... Since he should not be long with them, to advise, instruct, and caution them: lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God , which he made with you; what that required of them, and what was promised unto them on the performance of it, and what they must expect should they break it, and particularly be so forgetful of it, and the first articles in it, as follows: and make you a graven image, or the likeness of anything which the Lord thy God hath... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:24

For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire ,.... To his enemies; his wrath is like fire to burn up and destroy all that oppose him and break his commands, and especially idolaters; whose sin of all others is the most provoking to him, since it strikes at his being, his honour and glory; wherefore it follows: even a jealous God ; who is jealous of his honour in matters of worship, and will not suffer his glory to be given to another, nor his praise to graven images, without resenting it or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 4:9

Only take heed to thyself - Be circumspect and watchful. Keep thy soul diligently - Be mindful of thy eternal interests. Whatever becomes of the body, take care of the soul. Lest thou forget - God does his work that they may be had in everlasting remembrance; and he that forgets them, forgets his own mercies. Besides, if a man forget the work of God on his soul, he loses that work. Lest they depart from thy heart - It is not sufficient to lay up Divine things in the memory, they... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 4:15

Ye saw no manner of similitude - Howsoever God chose to appear or manifest himself, he took care never to assume any describable form. He would have no image worship, because he is a Spirit, and they who worship him must worship him in Spirit and in truth. These outward things tend to draw the mind out of itself, and diffuse it on sensible, if not sensual, objects; and thus spiritual worship is prevented, and the Holy Ghost grieved. Persons acting in this way can never know much of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 4:16

The likeness of male or female - Such as Baal-peor and the Roman Priapus, Ashtaroth or Astarte, and the Greek and Roman Venus; after whom most nations of the world literally went a whoring. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 4:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 4:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 4:16

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