51 Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: "Hear , O Israel , the statutes and the ordinances which I am speaking today in your hearing , that you may learn them and observe them carefully . 2 "The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb . 3 " The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers , but with us, with all those of us alive here today . 4 "The Lord spoke to you face to face at the mountain from the midst of the fire , 5 while I was standing between the Lord and you at that time , to declare to you the word of the Lord ; for you were afraid because e of the fire and did not go up the mountain . He said ,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:1-5
Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:1-5
(Read Deuteronomy 5:1-5)
Moses demands attention. When we hear the word of God we must learn it; and what we have learned we must put in practice, for that is the end of hearing and learning; not to fill our heads with notions, or our mouths with talk, but to direct our affections and conduct.