Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Deuteronomy 10:12 to Deuteronomy 11:32. Resumes Moses'second address interrupted by the long didactic narrative of Deuteronomy 9:7 b - Deuteronomy 10:11.

Deuteronomy 10:12 - Deuteronomy 11. Reasons why Israel should fear and serve Yahweh.

Deuteronomy 10:12. Cf. Micah 6:8.

Deuteronomy 10:16. Physical circumcision implied consecration of the entire man to Yahweh. The verb to circumcise came thus to be used figuratively of the heart (Deuteronomy 2:30 *) as here (so Deuteronomy 30:6; Jeremiah 4:4), of the lips (Exodus 6:12), of the ear (Jeremiah 6:10).

Deuteronomy 10:17. God of gods and Lord of lords: one form of the Heb. superlative, i.e. the greatest God, lord (Deuteronomy 3:24 *). reward: better, bribe (see Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 27:25; Exodus 23:8).

Deuteronomy 10:18. Render, securing justice for the orphan and widow and loving the sojourner (see Deuteronomy 1:16 *), etc. The three classes mentioned were specially exposed to injustice through bribery, social influence, etc. They are often, therefore, along with the Levites (Deuteronomy 10:9 *) described as objects of pity and help.

Deuteronomy 10:21. praise: i.e. object of praise (Jeremiah 17:14).

Deuteronomy 10:22. Omit with. The Heb. construction (beth essentiae) implies that they went down as (not with) seventy persons. threescore and ten persons: i.e. all the Israelites in Egypt at the time. In Exodus 1:5 (F) it covers all the descendants of Jacob (including Joseph, his sons etc.). In Genesis 46 (P) the two traditions are combined.