Deu. 5:7, 8. That this first commandment has respect to worshipping
other gods; but the second has respect to worshipping the true God by
images, is confirmed by chap. Deuteronomy 4:16-18. The people were in
danger of representing God by some image of bird or beast, or some
other animal, because the... [ Continue Reading ]
Deu. 5:26. These words, with the context, lead us to suppose that the
apprehension that seemed to be so generally fixed in the minds of
God's people of old came from a tradition handed down from the ancient
patriarchs, that sinful man could not have immediate access to God,
and intercourse with Him... [ Continue Reading ]