Deu 5:4 The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, Ver. 4. Face to face, ] i.e., Openly, and immediately, by himself, and not by a messenger or mediator. Prosper’s conceit was, that the Israelites were called Iudaei, because they received ius Dei. read more
Deuteronomy 5:5 (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying, Ver. 5. I stood between the Lord, ] sc., After the decalogue delivered by God himself out of the fire. For of that he might say, as once Joseph did to his brethren, "Behold, your eyes see that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you." Gen 45:12 And as Paul did to Philemon, Phm 1:19 "I Paul," &c., so I the... read more
Deu 5:6 I [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Ver. 6. I am the Lord, &c. ] See Trapp on " Exo 20:1 " &c It is well observed by a reverend writer, a that the two tables of the law are in their object answerable to the two natures of Christ. For God is the object of the one, man of the other: and as they meet together in the person of Christ, so must they be united in the affections of a Christian. a Mr Ley’s Pattern of... read more
Deu 5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. Ver. 12. Keep the Sabbath day. ] In this repetition of the law some things are transposed, and some words changed, haply to confute that superstitious opinion of the Jews, who were ready to dream of miraculous mysteries in every letter. read more
Deu 5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and [that] the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. Ver. 15. And remember that thou. ] It being a figure of our redemption by Christ, and so a fit subject for Sabbath meditations. read more
Deu 5:18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery. Ver. 18. Neither shalt thou commit. ] Or, And thou shalt not commit, &c., and so in the following laws; to teach us that the law is but one copulative, a as the schools speak. For the sanction indeed, it is disjunctive; but for the injunction, it is copulative. The sanction is, Either do this, or die: but the injunction is not, Either do this or that, but Do this and that too. See Mat 23:2-3 Ezekiel 18:10-11 ; Ezekiel 18:13 James 2:10 . Do... read more
Deu 5:22 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. Ver. 22. These words the Lord spake. ] If human laws are ευρημα των θεων , the invention of the gods, as Demosthenes calls them, how much rather this perfect law of God that needs no alteration or addition? read more
Deu 5:23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, [even] all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; Ver. 23. Even all the heads of your tribes. ] These are called "all Israel," Deu 5:1 as being their representatives. read more
Deu 5:25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. Ver. 25. Why should we die? ] But why should they fear to die, since thy had seen that day, that God doth talk with man, and he liveth? It is answered, that they looked upon their present safety as a wonder, but feared what would follow upon such an interview, if continued. And indeed it is still the work of the law to scare men, and to drive them... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:3
Deu 5:3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, [even] us, who [are] all of us here alive this day. Ver. 3. With our fathers, ] i.e., With our fathers only. Or if it be understood of all the foregoing patriarchs, then it is to be expounded by Galatians 3:17 . read more