the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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THE MESSAGE
Deuteronomy 30:11
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“This command that I give you today is certainly not too difficult or beyond your reach.
For this mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
"For this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too wonderful for you, and it is not too far from you.
"For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
This command I give you today is not too hard for you; it is not beyond what you can do.
"This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.
"For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.
"For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away.
For this commandement which I commande thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither is it farre off.
"For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far from you.
Moses said to Israel: You know God's laws, and it isn't impossible to obey them.
(LY: vi) For this mitzvah which I am giving you today is not too hard for you, it is not beyond your reach.
For this commandment which I command thee this day is not too wonderful for thee, neither is it far off.
"This command that I give you today is not too hard for you. It is not a secret hidden in some far away land.
For this commandment which I command you this day is not hidden from you, neither is it far off.
"The command that I am giving you today is not too difficult or beyond your reach.
For this command which I am commanding you today is not too wonderful for you, nor is it too far off.
For the commaundement which I commaunde ye this daye, is not to wonderfull for the, ner to farre,
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.
For these orders which I have given you today are not strange and secret, and are not far away.
For the commaundement which I comaunde thee this day, is not hidden from thee, neither farre of.
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.
For this Commaundement which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it farre off.
For this command which I give thee this day is not grievous, neither is it far from thee.
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.
For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
This comaundement whiche Y comaunde to thee to day,
`For this command which I am commanding thee to-day, it is not too wonderful for thee, nor [is] it far off.
For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it [is] not hid from thee, neither [is] it far off.
For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
"For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.
"This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not beyond your reach.
"For this Law I give you today is not too hard for you, or too far from you.
Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away.
For as touching this commandment, which I am commanding thee to-day, it is not, too wonderful, for thee, neither is it far off.
This commandment, that I command thee this day is not above thee, nor far off from thee:
"For this commandment which I command you this day is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
"For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
it is not hidden: Or as the word niphlaith implies, not too wonderful for thee to comprehend or perform; but easily to be acquainted with, and understood, because clearly revealed: neither is it afar off; it was proclaimed in you ears from mount Sinai, and is now proclaimed in the sanctuary: it is not in heaven; for it has been already revealed: neither is it beyond the sea; that you need travel for instruction, as the ancient philosophers did, or seek instruction from men, at immense labour and expense; but the word is very nigh to thee; brought to thy very doors; in thy mouth, and in thy heart; made so familiar as to afford a topic of common discourse, that it might be laid up in the memory and reduced to practice. Psalms 147:19, Psalms 147:20, Isaiah 45:19, Romans 16:25, Romans 16:26, Colossians 1:26, Colossians 1:27
Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 7:24 - General Luke 10:11 - notwithstanding Romans 10:6 - Say not
Cross-References
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram.
Gad's sons: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
Gad will be attacked by bandits, but he will trip them up.
"But you who abandon me, your God , who forget the holy mountains, Who hold dinners for Lady Luck and throw cocktail parties for Sir Fate, Well, you asked for it. Fate it will be: your destiny, Death. For when I invited you, you ignored me; when I spoke to you, you brushed me off. You did the very things I exposed as evil; you chose what I hate."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For this commandment which I command thee this day,.... Which the Jews understand of the law, but the Apostle Paul has taught us to interpret it of the word of faith, the Gospel preached by him and other ministers, Romans 10:6; which better suits with the context, and the prophecies before delivered concerning the conversion of the Jews, their reception of the Messiah, and his Gospel:
it [is] not hidden from thee; being clearly revealed, plainly and fully preached: if hidden from any, it is from them that are lost; from the wise and prudent, while it is revealed to babes, and given to them to know the mysteries of it: or too "wonderful" q; hard, difficult, and impossible; its doctrines, are not beyond the understanding of an enlightened person; they are all plain to them that understand and find the knowledge of them; and the ordinances of it are not too hard and difficult to be kept; the commandments of Christ are not grievous:
neither [is] it far off; for though it is good, news from a far country, from heaven, it is come down from thence; it is brought nigh in the ministry of the word to the ears and hearts of men.
q × ×¤××ת "mirabile", Montanus, Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ignorance of the requirements of the law cannot be pleaded Deuteronomy 30:10-14; hence, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 life and death, good and evil, are solemnly set before the people for their own choice; and an earnest exhortation to choose the better part concludes the address.
Deuteronomy 30:11-14. âThe righteousness which is of faithâ is really and truly described in these words of the Law; and, under Paulâs guidance (see marginal references) we affirm was intended so to be. For the simplicity and accessibility which Moses here attributes to the Law of God neither is nor can be experimentally found in it except through the medium of faith; even though outwardly and in the letter that Law be written out for us so âthat he may run that readeth,â and be set forth in its duties and its sanctions as plainly as it was before the Jews by Moses. The seeming ease of the commandment, and yet its real impossibility to the natural man, form part of the qualifications of the Law to be our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ.
Deuteronomy 30:11
Not hidden from thee - Rather, not too hard for thee, as in Deuteronomy 17:8.
Neither is it far off - Compare Luke 17:21.
Deuteronomy 30:13
The paraphrase of this verse in the Jerusalem Targum is noteworthy, and should be compared with Paulâs rendering in Romans 10:7 : âNeither is the law beyond the great sea, that thou shouldest say, Oh that we had one like Jonah the prophet who could descend into the depths of the sea and bring it to us!â
Deuteronomy 30:14
In thy mouth, and in, thy heart - Compare Deuteronomy 6:6; Deuteronomy 11:18-20.
Deuteronomy 30:20
That thou mayest love the Lord - Compare Deuteronomy 6:5. Love stands first as the essential and only source of obedience.
He is thy life - Or, âthatâ (i. e., âto love the Lordâ) âis thy life;â i. e., the condition of thy life and of its prolongation in the promised land. Compare Deuteronomy 4:40; Deuteronomy 32:47.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Deuteronomy 30:11. This commandment - is not hidden — Not too wonderful or difficult for thee to comprehend or perform, as the word niphleth implies. Neither is it far off - the word or doctrine of salvation shall be proclaimed in your own land; for HE is to be born in Bethlehem of Judah, who is to feed and save Israel; and the PROPHET who is to teach them is to be raised up from among their brethren.
