The Israelites were at the point of quitting their previous nomadic life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exc…

What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments. — These three words appear for the first time together in…

You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his t…

And when thy son asketh thee. The sole point Moses urges in these verses is that the people should testify their gratitude by obeying the …

And when your son asks you in time to come
Or "tomorrow" ^F24 ; that is, in later times, as Jarchi interpr…

Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us, but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as ou…