Deuteronomy 4:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; ”

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unwilling, as it might seem, to close his discourse with words of terror, Moses makes a last appeal to them in these verses in a different strain. Deuteronomy 4:34 Temptations - Compare De...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And because (a) he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; (a) Freely, and not because they deserved it.
Deuteronomy 4:37 - 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 4:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

because. Compare Deuteronomy 7:7 ; Deuteronomy 9:5 ; Deuteronomy 10:15 .
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

37. And because he loved. These words admit of two meanings; for the copulative conjunction stands at the beginning of the verse, — “ And because he loved thy fathers,” and also before the...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 37. Because he loved thy fathers — The Jews have, with great arrogance, piqued themselves on being the favourites of the Deity, on account of their separation; and infidels have made use of...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. No JFB commentary on these verses...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - 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 4:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Because he loved thy fathers. — The reasons for God’s choice of Israel are frequently stated in this book; and they are always stated in such a way as to enforce the doctrine of God’s sovereignty,...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - 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 4:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Israel's Peculiar Privileges Deuteronomy 4:32-49 Every argument that love and wisdom, the great past and the miracles of the Exodus could suggest, was brought to bear on the hearts of the chose...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - 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 4:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If we read these verses with an enlightened understanding, and paraphrase them in gospel terms, as they really ought to be read by every awakened and regenerated soul, how precious do the evidences o...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And because he loved thy fathers ,.... Not their immediate fathers, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness, and entered not into the good land because of their unbelief, but their more remote father...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; Ver. 37. Therefore he chose. ] He chose for his lo...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Brought thee out in his sight Keeping his eye fixed on thee, as a father doth on his beloved child. He himself was present with thee, and marched along with thee in the pillar of cloud and fire. W...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - 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 4:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortations and Arguments. B. C. 1451. 1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the stat...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In his sight; keeping his eye fixed upon him, as the father doth on his beloved child. Or, with his presence , i.e. he did not send them forth by Moses, but he himself was present with them, and a...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Their Return Is Certain Because Of The Graciousness and Uniqueness of Yahweh ( Deuteronomy 4:30-40 ). When they find themselves in tribulation and these things come on them in the latter days, th...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - 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 4:37 - 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 4:37 - 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 4:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Deuteronomy 4:25-5 Moses enforces the warning against idolatry, by predicting the evil that should come upon the nation through the apostasy of those who should in after times tu...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Appeal Supported by a Reference to God's Kindness
Deuteronomy 4:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 16:9 ; Deuteronomy 10:15 ; Deuteronomy 7:7-9 ; Deuteronomy 9:5 ; Deuteronomy 4:34 ; Exodus 13:14 ; Exodus 13:3 ; Exodus 13:9 ; Isaiah 41:8 ; Isaiah 41:9 ; Isaiah 51:9-11 ; Is...
Deuteronomy 4:37 - 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 4:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In his sight — Keeping his eye fixed upon him, as the father doth on his beloved child.

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 4:37 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 4:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

Deuteronomy 4:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes