Deuteronomy 10:2

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 10:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
Deuteronomy 10:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest, etc.] f99 Though they were hewn by Moses, the writing on them was the Lord’s; and the very same laws, in the same words, without any alteration or variation, were written by him on these as on the former; partly to show the authenticity of them, that they were of God and not Moses, of a divine original and not human; and partly to show the invariableness of them, that no change had been made in them, though they had been broken by the people; of which Moses’s breaking the tables was a representation; and thou shall put them in the ark; which being a type of Christ may signify the fulfilment of the law…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“These verses are closely connected with the preceding chapter, and state very briefly the results of the intercession of Moses recorded in Deuteronomy 9:25-29. The people are reminded that all their blessings and privileges, forfeited by apostasy as soon as bestowed, were only now their own by a new and most unmerited act of grace on the part of God, won from Him by the self-sacrificing mediation of Moses himself Deuteronomy 10:10. Deuteronomy 10:1-5. The order for making the ark and tabernacle was evidently given before the apostasy of the people (Exo. 25ff); but the tables were not put in the ark until the completion and dedication of the tabernacle Exodus 40:0. But here as elsewhere…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“I will write on the tables - Tho' the tables were broken, because they broke his commandment, they were now renewed, in proof that his wrath was turned away. And thus God's writing his law in our inward parts, is the surest proof of our reconciliation to him. Deuteronomy 10:6”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“thou shalt: Deu 10:5; Exo 25:16-22, Exo 40:20; Kg1 8:9; Heb 9:4 Deuteronomy 10:3”
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