"For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Unwilling, as it might seem, to close his discourse with words of terror, Moses makes a last appeal to them in these verses in a different tone.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For ask now ... whether there hath been any such thing. -The same argument is afterwards employed by St. Paul ([Reference…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For ask now. Moses here more forcefully extols and magnificently praises the miracles that he had previously described more simply as occu…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you ,
&c.] Inquire into and consult the annals of former ti…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. If we considered what a God he is with whom we have to do, we would surely be conscientious …

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