The general entreaty contained in this chapter is pointed by special mention and enforcement of the fundamental principles of the whole covenant ([…

Now therefore hearken. —The whole point of the exhortation in this chapter is the same which we find in Joshua’s address …

Now, therefore, hearken, O Israel. He requires the people to be teachable, so that they may learn to serve God, for the beginning of a goo…

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto
the judgments
The laws of…

The power and love of God toward Israel are presented here as the basis and reason for a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although ther…