Chapter 29:
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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 29
Concise Complete
Moses calls Israel's mercies to remembrance. (1-9)
The Divine wrath on those who flatter themselves in their wickedness. (10-21)
The ruin of the Jewish nation. (22-28) Secret things belong unto God. (29)
Verses 1-9
Both former mercies, and fresh mercies, should be thought on by us as motives to
obedience. The hearing ear, and seeing eye, and the understanding heart, are the
gift of God. All that have them, have them from him. God gives not only food and
raiment, but wealth and large possessions, to many to whom he does not give
grace. Many enjoy the gifts, who have not hearts to perceive the Giver, nor the
true design and use of the gifts. We are bound, in gratitude and interest, as
well as in duty and faithfulness, to keep the words of the covenant.
Verses
10-21 The national covenant made with Israel, not only typified the covenant
of grace made with true believers, but also represented the outward dispensation
of the gospel. Those who have been enabled to consent to the Lord's new covenant
of mercy and grace in Jesus Christ, and to give up themselves to be his people,
should embrace every opportunity of renewing their open profession of relation
to him, and their obligation to him, as the God of salvation, walking according
thereto. The sinner is described as one whose heart turns away from his God;
there the mischief begins, in the evil heart of unbelief, which inclines men to
depart from the living God to dead idols. Even to this sin men are now tempted,
when drawn aside by their own lusts and fancies. Such men are roots that bear
gall and wormwood. They are weeds which, if let alone, overspread the whole
field. Satan may for a time disguise this bitter morsel, so that thou shalt not
have the natural taste of it, but at the last day, if not before, the true taste
shall be discerned. Notice the sinner's security in sin. Though he hears the
words of the curse, yet even then he thinks himself safe from the wrath of God.
There is scarcely a threatening in all the book of God more dreadful than this.
Oh that presumptuous sinners would read it, and tremble! for it is a real
declaration of the wrath of God, against ungodliness and unrighteousness of man.
Verses
22-28 Idolatry would be the ruin of their nation. It is no new thing for God
to bring desolating judgments on a people near to him in profession. He never
does this without good reason. It concerns us to seek for the reason, that we
may give glory to God, and take warning to ourselves. Thus the law of Moses
leaves sinners under the curse, and rooted out of the Lord's land; but the grace
of Christ toward penitent, believing sinners, plants them again in their land;
and they shall no more be pulled up, being kept by the power of God.
Verse 29 Moses
ends his prophecy of the Jews' rejection, just as St. Paul ends his discourse on
the same subject, when it began to be fulfilled,
romans 11:33. We are
forbidden curiously to inquire into the secret counsels of God, and to determine
concerning them. But we are directed and encouraged, diligently to seek into
that which God has made known. He has kept back nothing that is profitable for
us, but only that of which it is good for us to be ignorant. The end of all
Divine revelation is, not to furnish curious subjects of speculation and
discourse, but that we may do all the words of this law, and be blessed in our
deed. This, the Bible plainly reveals; further than this, man cannot profitably
go. By this light he may live and die comfortably, and be happy for ever.
Chapter 29:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
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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
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