Deut. 29:1–30:20 Moses’ Third Speech: Final Exhortation. These chapters represent the climax of Moses’ preaching. He pleads with Israel to accept the covenant.
Deut. 29:1 The covenant in the land of Moab restates the covenant at Horeb (Sinai).
Deut. 29:2–3 You have seen . . . before your eyes . . . your eyes saw. See 1:30–31 and note on 1:29–31.
Deut. 29:4 not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear. Israel needs God to correct its lack of obedient heart, eyes, and ears. See 30:6 and note.
Deut. 29:5–8 clothes . . . feet. See 8:4. that you may know. See 8:3. Sihon . . . Og. See 2:24–3:17.
Deut. 29:13 establish you today as his people. See 27:9 and note.
Deut. 29:15 Whoever is not here with us today refers to future generations.
Deut. 29:18 root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit. If one Israelite begins to practice idolatry, the sin will be contagious, infecting other Israelites (v. 19).
Deut. 29:19 blesses himself in his heart. An expression of pride (compare 8:17 and note on 7:17–18).
Deut. 29:20–21 jealousy. See 4:24 and note on 4:23–24. Book of the Law. See 28:61 and note.
Deut. 29:23 The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19:24–25) is used several times in the Bible as an example of God’s judgment (e.g., Amos 4:11; Matt. 10:14; 2 Pet. 2:6). Admah, and Zeboiim. See Gen. 10:19.
Deut. 29:24–28 These verses anticipate future idolatry and God’s curses.
Deut. 29:29 secret things belong to the Lord our God. Not everything that is true of God has been revealed. The things that have been revealed enable God’s people to obey him (that we may do); that there are still secret things means they must trust and be humble before him, and never imagine they know all the answers.
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