And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Divided - that is, “whose light God has distributed to the nations for their use and benefit, and which, therefore, being creatures minister…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The sun, and the moon, and the stars. —The purest worship of antiquity—that which we find among the Persians—hardly escap…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And lest you lift up your eyes. Moses proceeds further, so that the Jews would not imagine any divinity in the sun, moon, and stars. Nor d…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And lest you lift up your eyes unto heaven
The starry heaven, which to do in itself is not sinful; and may be lawful…

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…