Chapter 10:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Numbers Joshua
Deuteronomy 10
Concise Complete
God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion.
(1-11) An exhortation to obedience. (12-22)
Verses 1-11
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding
their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed
himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us
with Bibles, sabbaths, and sacraments, as tokens of his presence and favour. God
led them forward toward Canaan. He appointed a standing ministry among them for
holy things. And now, under the gospel, when the pouring forth of the Spirit is
more plentiful and powerful, the succession is kept up by the Spirit's work on
men's hearts, qualifying and making some willing for that work in every age. God
accepted Moses as an advocate or intercessor for them, and therefore appointed
him to be their prince and leader. Moses was a type of Christ, who ever lives,
pleading for us, and has all power in heaven and in earth.
Verses
12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our
practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in
communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to
walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service
we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There
is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and to him
we must cleave, as one we love and delight in, trust in, and from whom we have
great expectations. We are here taught our duty to our neighbour. God's common
gifts to mankind oblige us to honour all men. And those who have themselves been
in distress, and have found mercy with God, should be ready to show kindness to
those who are in the like distress. We are here taught our duty to ourselves.
Circumcise your hearts. Cast away all corrupt affections and inclinations, which
hinder you from fearing and loving God. By nature we do not love God. This is
original sin, the source whence our wickedness proceeds; and the carnal mind is
enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can
be; so then they that are in the flesh cannot please God, Ro 8:5-9. Let us,
without delay or reserve, come and cleave to our reconciled God in Jesus Christ,
that we may love, serve, and obey him acceptably, and be daily changed into his
image, from glory to glory, by the Spirit of the Lord. Consider the greatness
and glory of God; and his goodness and grace; these persuade us to our duty.
Blessed Spirit! Oh for thy purifying, persevering, and renewing influences, that
being called out of the state of strangers, such as our fathers were, we may be
found among the number of the children of God, and that our lot may be among the
saints.
Chapter 10:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Numbers Joshua
Genesis
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Leviticus
Numbers
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Judges
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