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These are the words of the covenant which Yahweh commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
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A New Covenant of Grace
Commentators emphasize that this is not merely a repeat of the covenant at Horeb (Sinai). It is a distinct covenant made nearly 40 years later with a new generation. Scholars like John Gill note that it contains new declarations of grace, pointing forward to the inclusion of Gentiles and the Messianic era, making it a significant expansion of God's promises.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This and the following chapter contain the address of Moses to the people on the solemn renewal of the covenant. Consult the marginal references fo…
19th Century
Anglican
These are the words of the covenant.—The Hebrew Bibles add this verse to the previous chapter and begin chapter 29 with its second verse. …
Baptist
That is the preamble, just as in legal documents there is usually some statement of the purpose and intent of the legal contract before proceeding …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
These [are] the words of the covenant Not what go before, but follow after, in the next chapters, to the end of the …
Both past mercies, and new mercies, should be considered by us as motives for obedience. The hearing ear, and seeing eye, and the understanding hea…