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A Call for Cosmic Attention
Moses begins his final song by calling on the heavens and the earth to listen. Commentators explain this isn't just poetic flair; it's a rhetorical device to underscore the immense importance and divine authority of his message. By invoking all of creation, Moses signals that the words to follow are of universal and enduring significance, worthy of everyone's attention.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 32:1–42
18th Century
Theologian
Song of Moses
If (Deuteronomy 32:1–3) is regarded as the introduction, and (Deuteronomy 32:43) as the conclus…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 32:1
19th Century
Bishop
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. — Compare the opening of Isaiah 1:2, …
Charles Spurgeon
On Deuteronomy 32:1–3
19th Century
Preacher
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil …
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John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 32:1
16th Century
Theologian
Give ear, O you heavens. Moses begins with magnificence, so that the people would not despise this song with their usual pride, or even re…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 32:1
17th Century
Pastor
Give ear, O you heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth ,
the words of my mouth .
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 32:1–2
17th Century
Minister
Moses begins with a solemn appeal to heaven and earth, concerning the truth and importance of what he was about to say. His doctrine is the gospel,…