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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:1-7

Because God has made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude (so the preceding chapter concludes), therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God (so this begins). Those whom God has built up into families, whose beginning was small, but whose latter end greatly increases, should use that as an argument with themselves why they should serve God. Thou shalt keep his charge, that is, the oracles of his word and ordinances of his worship, with which they were entrusted and for which they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:1

Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God ,.... Because he is so great and glorious in himself, and because he had done such great and good things for them, the Israelites, particularly in the multiplication of them, the last thing mentioned: and keep his charge ; whatsoever the Lord had charged them to observe, even what follow: and his statutes and his judgments, and his commandments, alway ; all his laws, ceremonial, judicial, and moral; and that constantly and continually, all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:2

And know you this day ,.... Take notice of, and diligently attend unto, what is now about to be delivered: for I speak not unto your children which have not known, and which have not seen, the chastisement of the Lord your God ; who have no knowledge and experience of the chastisement of the Lord on themselves, or on their foes or friends; and with whom the argument drawn from it could not come with that force, and make that impression, as it might be thought it would, being used with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:3

And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt ,.... The miraculous works done there, the ten plagues inflicted on the Egyptians for refusing to let Israel go: unto Pharaoh king, of Egypt, and unto all his land ; for those plagues not only affected him and his court, and his metropolis, but all parts of the land, the inhabitants of it everywhere. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:4

And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots ,.... At the Red sea, when they pursued Israel in order to bring them back or destroy them, after they had let them go, which army was very numerous; see Exodus 14:7 . how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them ; "or to flow over their faces" F2 הציף־על פניהם "fecit inundare super facics eorum", Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. : as they pursued after you ; so that they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:5

And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came unto this place. Meaning not so much the good things he did for them in divers places, as the chastisements and corrections he had exercised them with for their murmurings, rebellions, idolatry, and uncleanness, as at Taberah, Kibrothhattaavah, on the coast of Edom, and plains of Moab; by fire, by sword, by plagues, and fiery serpents; the instances both before and after being of this sort. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:6

And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben ,.... When they with Korah and his company quarrelled with Moses and Aaron about the priesthood, Numbers 16:1 , how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up; the history of which see in Numbers 16:30 . and their households and their tents ; not their houses and their tents, as the Septuagint and some other versions; for though the word signifies houses, and is often used for them, yet here it must... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:7

But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did; Even all before related, with many others; and therefore the instruction they should learn from thence should be as follows. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:1

Thou shalt love the Lord - Because without this there could be no obedience to the Divine testimonies, and no happiness in the soul; for the heart that is destitute of the love of God, is empty of all good, and consequently miserable. See the note on Deuteronomy 10:12 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:6

What he did unto Dathan, etc. - See the notes on Numbers 16 (note). read more

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