8 And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
8 And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
8 And what other great nation has rules and regulations as good and fair as this Revelation that I'm setting before you today?
8 And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?
8 And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?
44 And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
44 This is the law that Moses set before the people of Israel.
44 This is the Revelation that Moses presented to the People of Israel.
44 Now this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
44 This is the body of instruction that Moses presented to the Israelites.
(Read Deuteronomy 4:41-49)
Here is the introduction to another discourse, or sermon, Moses preached to Israel, which we have in the following chapters. He sets the law before them, as the rule they were to work by, the way they were to walk in. He sets it before them, as the glass in which they were to see their natural face, that, looking into this perfect law of liberty, they might continue therein. These are the laws, given when Israel was newly come out of Egypt; and they were now repeated. Moses gave these laws in charge, while they encamped over against Beth-peor, an idol place of the Moabites. Their present triumphs were a powerful argument for obedience. And we should understand our own situation as sinners, and the nature of that gracious covenant to which we are invited. Therein greater things are shown to us than ever Israel saw from mount Sinai; greater mercies are given to us than they experienced in the wilderness, or in Canaan. One speaks to us, who is of infinitely greater dignity than Moses; who bare our sins upon the cross; and pleads with us by His dying love.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:8
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-23
(Read Deuteronomy 4:1-23)
The power and love of God to Israel are here made the ground and reason of a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although there is much reference to their national covenant, yet all may be applied to those who live under the gospel. What are laws made for but to be observed and obeyed? Our obedience as individuals cannot merit salvation; but it is the only evidence that we are partakers of the gift of God, which is eternal life through Jesus Christ, Considering how many temptations we are compassed with, and what corrupt desires we have in our bosoms, we have great need to keep our hearts with all diligence. Those cannot walk aright, who walk carelessly. Moses charges particularly to take heed of the sin of idolatry. He shows how weak the temptation would be to those who thought aright; for these pretended gods, the sun, moon, and stars, were only blessings which the Lord their God had imparted to all nations. It is absurd to worship them; shall we serve those that were made to serve us? Take heed lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God. We must take heed lest at any time we forget our religion. Care, caution, and watchfulness, are helps against a bad memory.