Deuteronomy 30:10

_IF ANY OF THINE BE DRIVEN OUT UNTO THE OUTMOST PARTS OF HEAVEN, FROM THENCE WILL THE LORD THY GOD GATHER THEE, AND FROM THENCE WILL HE FETCH THEE:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

1-10 In this chapter is a plain intimation of the mercy God has in store for Israel in the latter days. This passage refers to the prophetic warnings of the last two chapters, which have been mainly fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, and in their dispersion to the present day; and there can be no doubt that the prophetic promise contained in these verses yet remain to come to pass. The Jewish nation shall in some future period, perhaps not very distant, be converted to the faith of Christ; and, many think, again settled in the land of Canaan. The language here used is in a great measure absolute promises; not merely a conditional engagement, but declaring an event assuredly to take place. For the Lord himself here engages to "circumcise their hearts;" and when regenerating grace has removed corrupt nature, and Divine love has supplanted the love of sin, they certai...

The rejection of Israel and the desolation of the promised inheritance were not to be the end of God’s dispensations. The closing words of the address therefore are words of comfort and promise. Compare marginal reference and Deuteronomy 4:29 ff; 1 Kings 8:46. The chastisements of God would lead the nation to repent, and thereupon God would again bless them. Deuteronomy 30:3 WILL TURN THY CAPTIVITY - Will change or put an end to thy state of captivity or distress (compare Psalms 14:7;...

EXPOSITION DEUTERONOMY 30:1 Though rejected and exiled because of rebellion and apostasy, Israel should not be absolutely or forever cast off. When dispersed among the nations, if the people should return to Jehovah their God, he would again receive them into favor and gather them from their dispersion (cf. Deuteronomy 4:29, etc.; Leviticus 26:40, etc.). Moses, looking into the future, anticipates that both the blessing and the curse would come upon the people according as they were faithful to their covenant engagement and obedient to God's Law, or were disobedient and unfaithful. But even when the curse came upon them to the full, this would not amount to final re

IF THOU SHALT HEARKEN UNTO THE VOICE OF THE LORD THY GOD,.... Or rather, "for thou shalt hearken" p; seeing it is before promised that the Lord would circumcise their hearts to love him, and they should obey his voice, Deuteronomy 30:6. The Targum is, "receive the Word of the Lord:'' TO KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS AND HIS STATUTES, WHICH ARE WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK OF THE LAW; particularly in this chapter, and all that are of a moral nature: [AND] IF THOU RETURN UNTO THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART, AND WITH ALL THY SOUL; or, "for thou shall return", c. as it is promised they should, Deuteronomy 30:8. p כי תשמע "quia obedies", Cocceius....

26. THE DISPERSION, THE RETURN AND THE FINAL APPEAL CHAPTER 30 _ 1. The message of hope (Deuteronomy 30:1)_ 2. The final appeal (Deuteronomy 30:11) These things, which Moses spoke into the ears of the people were to come to pass. And they have been fulfilled. The people Israel are scattered among all the nations, and yet they have not been assimilated by the nations. They are kept as a separate people. Connected with the prediction of their dispersion is the message of hope, the prophecy relating to their return. The Lord promises, that if they return unto Him and obey His voice, that He will return unto them. “Then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD

DEUTERONOMY 30:1 seems like an expansion of Deuteronomy 4:29, and sums up the promises of D, expressing them from the standpoint of the Exile. Deuteronomy 30:1. the blessing and the curse: referring to Deuteronomy 28. Deuteronomy 30:3. turn thy captivity: render, restore thy fortunes (Job 42:10). Deuteronomy 30:6. circumcise thy heart:...

STATUTES. See note on Deuteronomy 4:1. THIS BOOK OF THE LAW. See App-47, and compare 2 Kings 22:8; 2 Kings 23:25. See note on Exodus 17:14....

Possibly an editorial transition to the next section (so Steuern.). _written in this book of the law_ Cp. Deuteronomy 29:20; here the text curiously gives _written_in the sing. participle, as if quoting from there. _turn unto_, etc.] See on Deuteronomy 30:8....

3. JEHOVAH'S BLESSINGS ASSURED WHENEVER ISRAEL REPENTS (Deuteronomy 30:1-10) And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither Jehovah thy God hath driven thee, 2 and shalt return unto Jehovah thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul; 3 that then Jehovah thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither Jehovah thy God hath scattered thee. 4 If any of thine outcasts be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will Jehovah thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 5 and Jehovah thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed,