“ The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. ”
Yahweh's covenant ( Deuteronomy 4:13 *) with Israel at Horeb ( Deuteronomy 1:2 *) and its obligations ( Deuteronomy 5:6-21 ). With D's version of the Decalogue ( Deuteronomy 5:6-21 ) compare the ea...
The LORD our God. Jehovah, our 'Elohim. made. Hebrew cut, because covenants were made by cutting the sacrifice in twain and passing between the parts. See Genesis 15:10 ; Jeremiah 34:18 ; J...
2. The Lord our God. In these words he commends the Law; because it must be accounted a peculiar blessing, and a very high honor to be taken into covenant by God. Wherefore, that they may an...
The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Repetition of the Decalogue This chapter repeats the Law of the Ten Commandments given on Mt. Sinai with the circumstances of its delivery: see Exodus 20 , and the notes there.
The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. — It must never be forgotten that the Law is a covenant in its very form. (See Note on Deuteronomy 5:6 .)
THE DECALOGUE-ITS FORM Deuteronomy 5:1-21 AS the fourth chapter belongs to the speech which concludes the legislative portion of Deuteronomy both in contents and language (see chapter 23), we s...
the Decalogue Repeated Deuteronomy 5:1-21 The Law of God is for “ all Israel.” None are exempt. “Not with our fathers” means not with them only; Moses also uses the expression because many...
Continuing the introductory part of the great discourse, Moses called on all Israel to attend to "statutes and judgments." In addition to these words, he later employed the word "testimonies." The th...
I wish the Reader to have a clear conception of the nature and design of this covenant here spoken of. It is not the Covenant of grace: for this was made in the council of peace between the Persons o...
The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. Which is Sinai, as Aben Ezra observes; it being the same mountain, only it had two tops, which bore these different names; for certain it is that...
The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. Ver. 2. God made a covenant with us. ] We also have the covenant, the seals, minister, &c. But, alas, are not these blessings amongst us, as...
A REVIEW OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (vs.1-22) At the beginning of the wilderness journey God had given Israel the ten commandments. Now at the end of the journey it was necessary that these same com...
The Decalogue Repeated. B. C. 1451. 1 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, H...
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Moses Emphasises That The Covenant Was Not Only Given To Their Fathers But Was Given Also Directly To Them Out Of The Midst of The Fire ( Deuteronomy 5:1-5 ). Moses now repeats briefly what he ha...
CRITICAL REMARKS .—The Deuteronomy, or second law, is now given and enforced. But Moses refers to the covenant relation between Jehovah and Israel, and recapitulates the Sinaitic code in its most im...
Deuteronomy 5:4 . The Lord talked with you face to face. That is, as the Chaldaic reads, talked to us, without a mediator; but literally, they saw no similitude. His voice was loud, for all the...
The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. The promulgation of the law God was ever wonderful in His works, and fearful in His judgments--but He was never so terrible in the execution o...
EXPOSITION THE DECALOGUE THE BASIS OF THE COVENANT , THE ESSENCE OF THE WHOLE LAW , AND THE CONDITION OF LIFE AND FELICITY . Deuteronomy 5:1-5 Moses re...
The Ten Commandments as Given on Sinai
Deuteronomy 4:23 ; Exodus 19:5-8 ; Exodus 24:8 ; Hebrews 8:6-13 ; Hebrews 9:19-23