Deuteronomy 4:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; onlyb ye heard a voice. ”

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hero worship exhibited itself in the practice of setting up images of human form as household gods (Penates, compare Genesis 31:19 ; Genesis 35:2 ), or as local and civic divinities: a practice f...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Second Part of Moses-' First Address. This contains exhortations to obedience from motives of self-interest and of gratitude to Yahweh, and forms an apparent logical unity with Deuteronomy 1:6 to...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

spake. See note on Deuteronomy 2:1 . saw. Figure of speech Zeugma. App-6.: by which one verb 'saw" is used with two objects and suits only the first.. second verb "heard" must be supplied: co...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 . And the Lord spake unto you. It is a confirmation of the Second Commandment, that God manifested Himself to the Israelites by a voice, and not in a bodily form; whence it...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 10, 11, 12. Thou stoodest before the Lord thy God — See on ch. Deuteronomy 1:9 . Unto the midst of heaven, ver. 11 is, in the Heb. in the heart of heaven, i.e. in the air. So Tyre is s...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. Ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

First Discourse ( Deuteronomy 1:14 to Deuteronomy 4:43 ) The long sojourn in the wilderness is now drawing to a close. The Israelites are encamped in the Plains of Moab within sight of the Promi...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

MOSES' FAREWELL SPEECHES Deuteronomy 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 c...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Take Heed to Thyself” Deuteronomy 3:23-29 ; Deuteronomy 4:1-14 Strong faith was required by the two and a half tribes to leave their wives and children while they went to succor their brethre...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

On the ground of this survey Moser exhorted the people to be obedient, His appeal was based on the greatness of their God and the perfection of His law. Their whole existence as a nation centered aro...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The part of Israel's history, which Moses here referred to, hath been already commented upon. To that I refer: See Exodus 19:18 . But, Reader, we never can sufficiently attend to this interesting pa...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire ,.... For the Lord descended on Mount Sinai in a cloud, in fire, and was in the thick darkness, from whence he delivered out the ten commands...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only [ye heard] a voice. Ver. 12. Ye saw no similitude. ] Numa the Roman lawgiver...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The midst of heaven Flaming up into the air, which is often called heaven. No similitude No resemblance or representation of God, whereby either his essence, or properties, or actions were repres...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

MOSES INSISTS ON OBEDIENCE (vs.1-14) Because God had already blessed Israel and intended to bless them more greatly still. Moses urges them to "listen to the statutes and judgments" he is teachin...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortations and Arguments. B. C. 1451. 1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the stat...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. No resemblance or representation of God, whereby either his essence or properties or actions were represented, such as were usual among the heathens.
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

They Are Ever To Remember The Great and Wondrous Experience of Horeb (Sinai) And Take Note Of His Statutes and Judgments ( Deuteronomy 4:10-14 ). Moses now stressed the importance of the Sinai/Ho...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .—From the mention of what God had done for Israel, Moses passes to the obedience of the law. They were under deep obligation to keep it, and in doing so, consisted their wisdom, grea...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 4:2 . Ye shall not add unto the word. This would be to debase revelation, and treat the divine law as a defective production of man, that needed additions and retrenchments. Solon, the...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land. Moses’ discourse 1. In general it...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Deuteronomy 4:1-5 ADMONITIONS AND EXHORTATIONS . Moses, having presented to the people certain facts in their recent history which had in them a specially animating and enco...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Moses Reminds the People of the Law-Giving.
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:12 ; 1 Kings 19:13 ; 2 Peter 1:17 ; 2 Peter 1:18 ; Colossians 1:15 ; Deuteronomy 5:22 ; Deuteronomy 5:4 ; Deuteronomy 4:15 ; Deuteronomy 4:33 ; Deuteronomy 4:36 ; Exodus 20:22 ;...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Parting Words Deuteronomy 4:1-49 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is, perhaps, strange to some that we speak of the fourth chapter of Deuteronomy as "Parting words," yet the whole Book of Deuteronomy cen...
Deuteronomy 4:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

No similitude — No resemblance or representation of God, whereby either his essence, or properties, or actions were represented, such as were usual among the Heathens.

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 4:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 4:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Deuteronomy 4:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes