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A Law Without Equal
Commentators emphasize that the law given to Israel was unique and superior to that of any other nation, including the celebrated laws of Greece and Rome. Scholars note that God's statutes were so righteous and well-designed for justice that they were, as one source puts it, "distinctly in advance of the time when it was given."
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Deuteronomy
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Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 4:8
19th Century
Bishop
What nation is there so great, that has statutes and judgments so righteous? —These words direct our attention to the law…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 4:8
17th Century
Pastor
And what nation is there so great, that has statutes and
judgments so righteous
Found…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 4:1–23
17th Century
Minister
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…