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Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak; Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
Song of Moses
If (Deuteronomy 32:1–3) is regarded as the introduction, and (Deuteronomy 32:43) as the conclus…
19th Century
Anglican
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, …
Baptist
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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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Give ear, O you heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth , the words of my mouth .
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,…
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