Deuteronomy 30
DortA promise of the gracious deliverance and conversation of the Jews with an intimation of the cause of original of serving conversation and the blessing that followeth thereupon verse 1 &c. a commendation of the glorious revelation of the words of God 11 a proposal or offering of life and death with an earnest protestation and exhortation to choose life and blessing 15.
1. Moreover it shall come to pass when all these things shall come upon thee this blessing or this curse[first the blessing on obedience and then the curse on obedience so that thou shalt have an experience of both] which I have set before thee [Heb. Have given before thy face as above chapter 11.26 and below verse 15, 19] then thou shalt take them again to thine heart [Heb. Cause them to return or to into thine heart compare above chapter 4.29,30 &c. there ye have a like prophesy as is set here and in the following words others thou shalt have taken them again to thine heart] among all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee.
2. And thou shalt return unto the Lord thy God [others thou shalt have returned &c.] and be obedient unto his voice according to all that I command thee this day thou and thine children with all thine heart and with all thy soul.
3. And the Lord thy God shall turn thy captivity [that is cause the multitude of thy captivity to return so Psalms 69:19 Ephesians 4:8 others then shall the Lord &c.] and have compassion upon thee and he shall gather thee again [Heb. And he shall return and shall gather thee that are he shall gather thee again or he shall return with his grace and mercy and gather thee again.] From all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.
4. Though thy driven ones were at the end of heaven [compare above chapter 4 on verse 34] from thence will the Lord thy Godfathers thee and from thence will he take thee.
5. And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy father possessed hereditarily thou shalt possess it hereditarily and he will do well and will multiply thee above thy fathers.
6. And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart of thy seed [that is he will enlighten thee by the power of his spirit purge and make thee fit for his service compare above chapter 10 on verse 16 where God commanded them to do that which he here promiseth to work in them that they shall be able to do it see also above chapter 29.4 so that the covenant of grace established in Christ is related here] to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul that thou mayst live [Heb. Forty life’s sake.]
7. And the Lord thy God will lay those curses upon thine enemies and upon thine haters which persecuted thee.
8. Thou then shalt return and be obedient unto the voice of the Lord and thou shalt do all his commandment which I command thee this day.
9. And the Lord thy God will make thee to abound in all the work of thine hand in the fruit of thine womb and in the fruit of thy beasts and in the fruit of thy land for good for the Lord will return to rejoice over thee for good [that is will again rejoice to do thee good as Jeremiah 32:41] according as he had rejoiced over thy fathers.
10. When thou shalt be obedient unto the voice of the Lord thy God keeping his commandments and his statutes which are written in the book of the law when thou shalt turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul.
11. For this same commandment which I command thee this day it is not hidden from thee [others too high too wonderful for thee see Deuteronomy 17:8 Proverbs 30:18 Jeremiah 32:17 compare Romans 10:6,7,8 where the apostle applieth this text to the doctrine and grace of the gospel without which a man can not understand the commandments of god might much less live acceptable to God according to them compare above chapter 29.4 with the annotate there] neither is it far off.
12. It is not in heaven that thou shouldst say who shall go up for us to heaven to fetch it to us [Heb. To take it to us that is to take it and bring it unto us see genesis 12 on verse 15 and so in the following verse] and to cause us to hear it that we may do it.
13. Neither it is beyond the sea that thou shouldst say who shall go over the sea for us to fetch it for us and to cause us to hear it that we may do it?
14. For this word is very nigh unto thee in thine mouth and in thine heart that thou mayst do it [as if Moses had said thou hast not excuse to plead ignorance forthy self seeing this word is fully declared unto thee and thou hast it daily in thine mouth and understandeth sufficiently what the Lord requireth of thee compare below chapter 31 on verse 19 whereunto these words do further agree Romans 10:8.]
15. Behold I have set before thee this day life and good and death and evil [life with all manner of blessings of thou art obedient as the following verse declare.]
16. For I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments [see above chapter 5 on verse 31] that thou mayst live and multiply and the Lord thy god may bless thee in the land whither thou goest to inherit it.
17. But if thine heart shall turn away and thou will not hear and thou shalt be driven to bow thyself before other gods and to serve them.
18. Then I denounce unto this day that ye shall surely perish[Heb. Perishing perish] ye shall not prolong your days upon the land wither thou goest over the Jordan to enter into it to possess it hereditarily.
19. I take heaven and earth to witness against ye this day [see above chapter 4 on verse 26] I have set before ye [Heb. Given before your face] life and death blessing and cursing chose the life that thou mayst live thou and thy seed.
20. Loving the Lord thy God being obedient to his voice and cleaving unto him for he is thy life and the length of thy days [that is that giveth thee life maintaineth and prolongeth it compare acts 17.25, 28] that thou mayst abide in the land which the Lord swear unto thy fathers to Abraham to Isaac to Jacob to give them.