Deuteronomy 4:32-4

The Uniqueness of the God of Israel

This further appeal to the sole deity of Israel's God is founded upon the nation's experience of the unparalleled revelations He has made to them, the unparalleled deeds which He has performed for their deliverance (Deuteronomy 4:32-39); and it closes on the note with which the ch. opened, the enforcement of the practice of His laws (Deuteronomy 4:40). Throughout in the Sg. form of address; for apparent exceptions see on Deuteronomy 4:34. The section is joined by Berth. with Deuteronomy 4:9-24 as one separate discourse, but as we have seen Deuteronomy 4:32 connects even more naturally with Deuteronomy 4:28. Over against the change to the Sg. address we have to place the sympathy of the contents and the similarity of the style with those of Deuteronomy 4:1; Deuteronomy 4:32 best develop Deuteronomy 4:7, while Deuteronomy 4:40, which there is no reason for supposing with Steuern. to be a mere scribal addition of formulas, suitably rounds off the whole by a return to the keynote of Deuteronomy 4:1. If Deuteronomy 4:9-40 be a later addition to Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 4:8, it has been very skilfully and sympathetically added.