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Text -- Deuteronomy 10:20 (NET)

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10:20 Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.
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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable , Guzik

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Deu 10:20 - -- With firm confidence, true affection, and constant obedience.

With firm confidence, true affection, and constant obedience.

Calvin: Deu 10:20 - -- Lev 19:12.And ye shall not swear by my name falsely Although Moses is treating of the duties of the Second Table, and had previously forbidden men to ...

Lev 19:12.And ye shall not swear by my name falsely Although Moses is treating of the duties of the Second Table, and had previously forbidden men to deal fraudulently with their neighbors, he still adds this sentence by way of confirmation. It may, however, be inferred from the second clause of the verse that He directly had regard to the glory of God when he says, “ Thou shalt not profane the name of thy God.” For raging greediness after gain causes the avaricious and rapacious man not only to defraud men, but to become insolent to God Himself. Moses, therefore, although he is professedly condemning the falsehood and deceit whereby our neighbors are injured, at the same time takes occasion to introduce the declaration that we must beware lest, whilst covetousness impels us to do wrong, injury should be done not only to men but to God Himself also. The word used here, however, is not שוא , shau, as before, but שקר , sheker, which properly signifies deceitfulness; and therefore I have said that it enjoins us to beware lest any one by his perjury should do any injury to his neighbor; nevertheless, that this prohibition has direct reference to the Third Commandment, since Moses especially insists on this point, that God’s name is profaned by perjury, and thus he not only inculcates integrity, but also has regard to religion, that God’s majesty may not be violated. The expression is worthy of notice, “Thou shalt not pollute the name of God,” because God, who is eternal and immutable truth, cannot be more grossly insulted than by being summoned as a witness to falsehood, which is assuredly a shameful and wicked pollution. This was not regarded by the heathen, who, although they pretended to reverence God’s name in their oaths, yet made no scruple of deceiving, if he whom they had promised deserved it. Thyestes in the poet says, “I never have pledged my faith, nor do I pledge it to any faithless person;” 310 since his brother was a villain, he considered that he lay under no valid obligation to him. This is as if God’s majesty were dependent upon men’s deservings, so that it was allowable to call Him to witness whilst we deal deceitfully. Let this, then, be our firm conclusion, that in our oaths God is first to be regarded, whose holy name is more precious than a hundred worlds.

TSK: Deu 10:20 - -- fear : Deu 6:13, Deu 13:4; Mat 4:10; Luk 4:8 cleave : Deu 4:4, Deu 11:22, Deu 13:4; Jos 23:8; Act 11:23; Rom 12:9 swear : Deu 6:13; Psa 63:11; Isa 45:...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Poole: Deu 10:20 - -- To him shalt thou cleave with firm confidence, true affection, and constant attendance and obedience.

To him shalt thou cleave with firm confidence, true affection, and constant attendance and obedience.

Haydock: Deu 10:20 - -- Only, a word not found in the Hebrew, but deemed necessary by the Septuagint to express the true meaning of this passage. See chap. vi. 13. (Calmet...

Only, a word not found in the Hebrew, but deemed necessary by the Septuagint to express the true meaning of this passage. See chap. vi. 13. (Calmet) ---

Name, when an oath is necessary. Thou shalt never swear by false gods. (Worthington)

Gill: Deu 10:20 - -- Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God,.... Which includes the whole worship of him, external and internal: him shalt thou serve; heartily and sincerely,...

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God,.... Which includes the whole worship of him, external and internal:

him shalt thou serve; heartily and sincerely, according to his revealed will, and him only:

and to him shall thou cleave; and not turn aside to follow other gods, and worship them:

and swear by his name; and his only, whenever it is necessary to take an oath, which should not be done rashly or on trivial accounts; and never by any creature, but by the living God; see Deu 6:13.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

Geneva Bible: Deu 10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and ( i ) swear by his name. ( i ) Read (Deu 6:13).

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Deu 10:1-22 - --1 God's mercy in restoring the two tables;6 in continuing the priesthood;8 in separating the tribe of Levi;10 in hearkening unto Moses' suit for his p...

MHCC: Deu 10:12-22 - --We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with...

Matthew Henry: Deu 10:12-22 - -- Here is a most pathetic exhortation to obedience, inferred from the premises, and urged with very powerful arguments and a great deal of persuasive ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Deu 10:20-21 - -- After laying down the fundamental condition of a proper relation towards God, Moses describes the fear of God, i.e., true reverence of God, in its t...

Constable: Deu 5:1--26:19 - --IV. MOSES' SECOND MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAW chs. 5--26 ". . . Deuteronomy contains the most compre...

Constable: Deu 5:1--11:32 - --A. The essence of the law and its fulfillment chs. 5-11 "In seven chapters the nature of Yahweh's demand...

Constable: Deu 7:1--11:32 - --3. Examples of the application of the principles chs. 7-11 "These clearly are not laws or comman...

Constable: Deu 10:12-22 - --Admonition to fear and love God 10:12-22 Having recited what God had done for the Israelites, Moses now called on them to respond and make a commitmen...

Guzik: Deu 10:1-22 - --Deuteronomy 10 - Recovering after a Fall A. God's plan of recovery for Israel after the rebellion at Mount Sinai. 1. (1-5) Israel had to get back to...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) DEUTERONOMY, the second law, a title which plainly shows what is the object of this book, namely, a recapitulation of the law. It was given in the for...

JFB: Deuteronomy (Outline) MOSES' SPEECH AT THE END OF THE FORTIETH YEAR. (Deu. 1:1-46) THE STORY IS CONTINUED. (Deu. 2:1-37) CONQUEST OF OG, KING OF BASHAN. (Deu. 3:1-20) AN E...

TSK: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) The book of Deuteronomy marks the end of the Pentateuch, commonly called the Law of Moses; a work every way worthy of God its author, and only less th...

TSK: Deuteronomy 10 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Deu 10:1, God’s mercy in restoring the two tables; Deu 10:6, in continuing the priesthood; Deu 10:8, in separating the tribe of Levi; D...

Poole: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) FIFTH BOOK of MOSES, CALLED DEUTERONOMY THE ARGUMENT Moses, in the two last months of his life, rehearseth what God had done for them, and their ...

Poole: Deuteronomy 10 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 10 Moses repeats God’ s mercies in restoring the two tables, Deu 10:1-5 . Aaron’ s death. Eleazar his son officiates in his stead...

MHCC: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) This book repeats much of the history and of the laws contained in the three foregoing books: Moses delivered it to Israel a little before his death, ...

MHCC: Deuteronomy 10 (Chapter Introduction) (Deu 10:1-11) God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion. (Deu 10:12-22) An exhortation to obedience.

Matthew Henry: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Fifth Book of Moses, Called Deuteronomy This book is a repetition of very much both of the history ...

Matthew Henry: Deuteronomy 10 (Chapter Introduction) Moses having, in the foregoing chapter, reminded them of their own sin, as a reason why they should not depend upon their own righteousness, in thi...

Constable: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible was its first two words,...

Constable: Deuteronomy (Outline) Outline I. Introduction: the covenant setting 1:1-5 II. Moses' first major address: a review...

Constable: Deuteronomy Deuteronomy Bibliography Adams, Jay. Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyt...

Haydock: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION. THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY. This Book is called Deuteronomy, which signifies a second law , because it repeats and inculcates the ...

Gill: Deuteronomy (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY This book is sometimes called "Elleh hadebarim", from the words with which it begins; and sometimes by the Jews "Mishne...

Gill: Deuteronomy 10 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 10 In this chapter an account is given of an order to Moses to hew two tables of stone, on which the Lord would write t...

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