1._And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come_. He again confirms what we have elsewhere seen, that God never so severely afflicts His Church as not to be ready to return to mercy; nay, that by their punishments, however cruel in appearance, the afflicted, who were destroying themselv... [ Continue Reading ]
4._If any of thine be driven out_. Since their dispersion into unknown countries might have altogether annihilated their hope of restoration, Moses anticipates this doubt, and teaches them that, although they might be driven out into the utmost regions of the earth, the infinite power of God suffice... [ Continue Reading ]
6._And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart_. This promise far surpasses all the others, and properly refers to the new Covenant, for thus it is interpreted by Jeremiah, who introduces God thus speaking, — “Behold, the days come that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and... [ Continue Reading ]
8._And thou shalt return _(286) _and obey the voice of the Lord_. The _copula _which Moses here employs is equivalent to the _illative particle_; for he argues from their certainty of obtaining pardon, that they should not hesitate to return to God, nay, rather that they should set about it with a c... [ Continue Reading ]
11._For this commandment, which I command thee. _This declaration is like the preceding, and tends to the same end; for Moses commends in it the Law, on account of its easiness; because God does not propound to us obscure enigmas to keep our minds in suspense, and to torment us with difficulties, bu... [ Continue Reading ]
15._See, I have set before thee this day_. A solemn injunction, similar to the foregoing ones, that the Israelites should consider how inestimable a blessing it was that God should have condescended to deposit His Law with them; and that if they did not receive it with reverence, the punishments for... [ Continue Reading ]
19._I call heaven and earth to record this day against you_. Though the verb is in the past tense, it indicates a present act. It is in order to deal with them with greater urgency that he calls heaven and earth to witness the vengeance of God. In these words he does not address men and angels, as s... [ Continue Reading ]