Verse 5
5. Moses, according to Paul, in the present verse, describes, in quotation of Leviticus 18:5, the hard way of works, and in 6-9, from Deuteronomy 30:11-14, the easy way of faith, in contrast.
Doeth those things The law justifies only the things done, but makes no allowance, for failure.
Live The blessed life. (See note on John 11:25.)
6-9 St. Paul now assumes that the faith of the New Testament is the faith of the Old Testament. (See notes on Romans 4:23-25.) That deep spirit of heartfelt obedience by which the spiritual Jew of old was earnestly obedient to Jehovah was the same spirit as the Christian faith. It was identical with the Abrahamic faith. (See notes on Romans 4:1-25.) This true faith, in all ages, in all lands, Jewish or Gentile, is the heart-centred spring of all obedience to right and to God, who is the impersonation of right. And when Christ, the image of God, is presented, as he truly is, to such faith, he is accepted. Hence Paul is right in holding that Moses in the words quoted truly describes the Christian faith.
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