Deuteronomy 29:14

¹³and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.¹⁴I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you,¹⁵but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God, as well as with those who are not here today.

Summary

This verse highlights the importance of entering into a covenant relationship with the Lord. It emphasizes that the covenant is not only with those present at that time, but also with future generations, including those who are not physically present. The verse underscores the idea of collective responsibility and accountability before God, stressing the need for obedience and faithfulness to the covenant. It serves as a reminder that God's promises and expectations extend beyond individual lives to encompass the community as a whole. Ultimately, Deuteronomy 29:14 calls for a commitment to God that transcends time and generations.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath. That is, Moses; for he was ordered to make this covenant with them in the name of the Lord; what promises of good things, or declarations of his mind and will, God would make, Moses was to deliver to them; and what was required of them he would inform them of. Aben Ezra interprets it, not only you, but those that will come after you, your sons and your sons' sons. Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath. That is, Moses; for he was ordered to make this covenant with them in the name of the Lord; what promises of good things, or declarations of his mind and will, God would make, Moses was to deliver to them; and what was required of them he would inform them of. Aben Ezra interprets it, not only you, but those that will come after you, your sons and your sons' sons. Deuteronomy 29:15 deu 29:15 deu 29:15 deu 29:15But with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God,.... Who are before specified according to their dignity, age, sex, and station of life; or rather, "but as with him that standeth", &c. and so with him that is not here with us this day; detained at home by illness and indisposition of body, or by one providence or another; so that they could not come out of their tents, and make their appearance before the tabernacle; though Jarchi interprets this of the people of future generations.