Never forget the day when you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Sinai, where he told me, ‘Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.’

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A full stop should end (Deuteronomy 4:9); and (Deuteronomy 4:10) begin, At the time that you stood, etc.; ([Reference Deute…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The day that you stood before the Lord your God in Horeb. —The Church of Israel dated from Sinai, as the Church of Christ…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The day227 that thou stoodest. The word day might be taken in the accusative, as if in apposition.

It …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Specially the day that you stood before the Lord in Horeb ,
&c.] Above all things Moses would have them take care no…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…