Matthew Henry's Commentary – Chapter 29
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Chapter 29

The first words of this chapter are the contents of it, “These are the words of the covenant” (Deut. 29:1), that is, these that follow. Here is, I. A recital of God’s dealings with them, in order to the bringing of them into this covenant, Deut. 29:2-8. II. A solemn charge to them to keep the covenant, Deut. 29:9. III. An abstract of the covenant itself, Deut. 29:12, 13. IV. A specification of the persons taken into the covenant, Deut. 29:10, 11, 14, 15. V. An intimation of the great design of this covenant against idolatry, in a parenthesis, Deut. 29:16, 17. VI. A most solemn and dreadful denunciation of the wrath of God against such persons as promise themselves peace in a sinful way, Deut. 29:18-28. VII. The conclusion of this treaty, with a distinction between things secret and things revealed, Deut. 29:29.