Deu 4:1 | Clarke | STEP | Exhortations to obedience, . Nothing to be added to or taken from the testimonies of God, . The people are exhorted to recollect how God had destroyed the ungodly among them, ; and preserved those who were faithful, . The excellence of the Divine law, , . No nation in the world could boast of any such statutes, judgments, etc., , . They are exhorted to obedience by the wonderful manifestations of God in their behalf, . Moses exhorts them to beware of idolatry, and to make no likeness of any thing in heaven or earth as an object of adoration, . He informs them that he must die in that land as God had refused to let him go into the promised land, being angry with him on their account, , . Repeats his exhortation to obedience, , . Predicts the judgments of God against them, should they turn to idolatry, . Promises of God's mercy to the penitent, . The grand and unparalleled privileges of the Israelites, . Moses severs three cities on the east side of Jordan for cities of refuge, , . Their names, . When and where Moses gave these statutes and judgments to Israel, . Verse 1 Hearken - unto the statutes - Every thing that concerned the rites and ceremonies of religion; judgments - all that concerned matters of civil right and wrong.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Introduction

Exhortations to obedience, Deu 4:1. Nothing to be added to or taken from the testimonies of God, Deu 4:2. The people are exhorted to recollect how God had destroyed the ungodly among them, Deu 4:3; and preserved those who were faithful, Deu 4:4. The excellence of the Divine law, Deu 4:5, Deu 4:6. No nation in the world could boast of any such statutes, judgments, etc., Deu 4:7, Deu 4:8. They are exhorted to obedience by the wonderful manifestations of God in their behalf, Deu 4:9-13. Moses exhorts them to beware of idolatry, and to make no likeness of any thing in heaven or earth as an object of adoration, Deu 4:14-20. He informs them that he must die in that land as God had refused to let him go into the promised land, being angry with him on their account, Deu 4:21, Deu 4:22. Repeats his exhortation to obedience, Deu 4:23, Deu 4:24. Predicts the judgments of God against them, should they turn to idolatry, Deu 4:25-28. Promises of God's mercy to the penitent, Deu 4:29-31. The grand and unparalleled privileges of the Israelites, Deu 4:32-40. Moses severs three cities on the east side of Jordan for cities of refuge, Deu 4:41, Deu 4:42. Their names, Deu 4:43. When and where Moses gave these statutes and judgments to Israel, Deu 4:44-49.

Verse 1

Hearken - unto the statutes - Every thing that concerned the rites and ceremonies of religion; judgments - all that concerned matters of civil right and wrong.