Deuteronomy 5:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, ”

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The LORD talked with you (b) face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, (b) So plainly that you do not need to doubt it.
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

talked. Compare Exodus 19:19 ; Exodus 19:20 .
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Face to face. Again he commends the Law by mentioning their certainty about it; for, when God openly manifested Himself, there could be no doubt of the author from whom it proceeded. To s...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 4. The Lord talked with you face to face — See Exodus 33:11 . REFLECTIONS.— Moses summons the people, as many as could come within hearing, to attend the charge that he was farther to d...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, The Lord talked with you face to face - not in a visible and corporeal form, of which there was no trace ( Deu...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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.
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Lord talked with you face to face. — Yet they saw no manner of similitude ( Deuteronomy 4:12 ), i.e., no visible form: but the very words of God reached their ears. So in Exodus 20:22 , “Ye...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What is here said of face to face, the Chaldee paraphrase more agreeably to the analogy of faith, renders word to word.
Deuteronomy 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord talked with you face to face in the mount ,.... Meaning, not in that free, friendly, and familiar manner, in which he sometimes talked with Moses, of whom this phrase is used, Exodus 33:11...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, Ver. 4. Face to face, ] i.e., Openly, and immediately, by himself, and not by a messenger or mediator. Prosper's...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord talked with you face to face Personally and immediately, and not by the mouth or ministry of Moses; plainly and certainly, as when two men speak face to face; freely and familiarly, so as...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Decalogue Repeated. B. C. 1451. 1 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, H...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Not in a visible shape, which was utterly denied, Deuteronomy 4:12,15 ; but personally and immediately, not by the mouth or ministry of Moses; plainly and certainly, as when two men talk face to f...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Deuteronomy 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ten Commandments as Given on Sinai
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 34:10 ; Deuteronomy 4:33 ; Deuteronomy 4:36 ; Deuteronomy 5:24-26 ; Exodus 19:18 ; Exodus 19:19 ; Exodus 19:9 ; Exodus 20:18-22 ; Exodus 33:11 ; Numbers 12:8
Deuteronomy 5:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Face to face — Personally and immediately, not by the mouth or ministry of Moses; plainly and certainly, as when two men talk face to face; freely and familiarly, so as not to overwhelm and confoun...

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 5:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Deuteronomy 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 5:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes