It is not kept beyond the sea, so far away that you must ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to bring it to us so we can hear it and obey?’

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Ignorance of the requirements of the law cannot be pleaded (Deuteronomy 30:10–14); therefore, life and death, good and evil, are solemn…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Deuteronomy 30:11–14. THE LAW OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF FAITH.

For this commandment. —H…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Neither [is] it beyond the sea
There is no need to travel into foreign parts, into transmarine countries for it, as …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The law is not too high for you. It is not only known from afar; it is not confined to the learned. It is written in your books, made plain, so tha…