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Deut. 30:1–2 This verse anticipates that the exiles (29:28) will return to God, or repent. all your heart . . . soul. Compare 30:6, 10. See 6:5 and note.
Deut. 30:6 the Lord . . . will circumcise your heart. See note on 10:16. so that you will love. God’s changing of the heart makes obedience possible (6:5).
Deut. 30:9 The blessings promised in 28:1–14 will now happen.
Deut. 30:11–14 not too hard. When the heart is circumcised (see note on v. 6), keeping the law is possible. the word . . . is in your mouth and in your heart. This is the result of the changed heart that enables obedience.
Deut. 30:15 I have set before you. See also v. 19. Moses ends his sermon by seeking a commitment from Israel to obey God’s commands.
Deut. 30:19–20 To choose life is to choose God himself. It is to trust in God’s grace and the changes he makes in a person’s heart. holding fast. See 4:4 and note on 4:3–4.
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