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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 30:20

Deuteronomy 30:20. That thou mayest love the Lord thy God Here he shows them in short what their duty is; to love God as the Lord, a being most amiable, and as their God, a God in covenant with them: as an evidence of their love, to obey his voice in every thing, and by constancy in this love and obedience, to cleave to him all their days. And what encouragement had they to do this? For he is thy life and the length of thy days He gives life, preserves life, restores life, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

The covenant renewed (29:1-30:20)Israel’s lack of understanding of God and his ways meant that the people needed constant reminders of the covenant’s purpose, meaning and requirements. Moses gave them such a reminder in this his farewell address to the nation, acting as God’s representative in the renewal of the covenant as he had done at the establishment of the covenant at Sinai (Horeb) (29:1-9). The renewed oath of allegiance that the people swore before entering Canaan was binding on future... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 30:20

in the land = on the soil. Hebrew. 'adamah. thy fathers. All three Patriarchs are named. See note on Genesis 50:24 . them. This is the end of the sixth address. See note on Deuteronomy 1:1 . read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

B. A call to decision ch. 30Having appealed for the Israelites’ faithfulness to the covenant, he now called on the people to make a formal commitment to obey it. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:2-20

VI. MOSES’ THIRD MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXHORTATION TO OBEDIENCE 29:2-30:20"The rest of chapter 29 contains many reminiscences of the Near Eastern treaty pattern. It is not presented in a systematic manner but in narrative form. However, elements of the pattern are clearly discernible, making it extremely likely that some kind of covenant ceremony underlies the events here reported." [Note: Thompson, p. 279.] The form of this section argues for it being a covenant renewal. There is a historical... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:11-20

2. The importance of obedience 30:11-20Obeying did not lie beyond the average Israelite’s ability if he or she turned to Yahweh wholeheartedly (Deuteronomy 30:10). God was not asking something impossible of His people (Deuteronomy 30:11-15; cf. Romans 10:6-8). He had given them the Mosaic Law so they could obey Him."The point at issue here was not the ease or even possibility of keeping the word of the Lord . . . but of even knowing what it was. Contrary to the inscrutable and enigmatic ways of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Promises and AppealsA promise of restoration, even after abandonment and rejection, is held out, on condition of repentance; and an appeal is made to the people to choos the way of obedience and life rather than that of disobedience and death.6. Circumcision is the sign of the covenant. To circumcise the heart is to consecrate it to God: cp. on Leviticus 19:23.11. Hidden] RV ’hard,’ lit. ’wonderful.’ God’s law is not unintelligible or impracticable. It is a revealed thing (see Deuteronomy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 30:20

(20) He is thy life, and the length of thy days.—This is the Old Testament form of a well-known saying in the New Testament, which may yet be fulfilled in Israel, “I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die” (John 11:25-26). read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Deuteronomy 30:0 'The word is very nigh unto thee.' In one of his poems Lowell tells the story of an ancient prophet who made a pilgrimage into the wilderness until he reached Mount Sinai. God's presence had deserted him, and he thought that there, if anywhere, he should find it again. As he engaged in prayer on Sinai, expecting some strange and startling answer, the moss at his feet unfolded, and a violet showed itself through the moss. Then he remembered that just before he left home his... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

MOSES’ FAREWELL SPEECHESDeuteronomy 4:1-40, Deuteronomy 27:1-26; Deuteronomy 28:1-68; Deuteronomy 29:1-29; Deuteronomy 30:1-20.WITH the twenty-sixth chapter the entirely homogeneous central portion of the Book of Deuteronomy ends, and it concludes it most worthily. It prescribes two ceremonies which are meant to give solemn expression to the feeling of thankfulness which the love of God, manifested in so many laws and precepts, covering the commonest details of life, should have made the... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 30:20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 30:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:2-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 30:11-20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 30:20

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-20

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