◄ Deuteronomy 10:21 ►
He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
Study Bible
He is your praise
In this phrase, the Hebrew word for "praise" is "tehillah," which signifies a song of praise or a hymn. This word emphasizes that God Himself is the source and object of Israel's worship. In the historical context of Deuteronomy, Moses is reminding the Israelites that their identity and purpose are rooted in their relationship with God. He is not just a deity to be acknowledged but the very reason for their songs and expressions of worship. This calls believers to recognize that God should be the central focus of their adoration and gratitude, as He is the one who has delivered and sustained them.

and He is your God
The Hebrew word for "God" here is "Elohim," a plural form that denotes majesty and power. This term underscores the sovereignty and supreme authority of God over Israel. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is reiterating the covenant relationship between God and His people. This relationship is not just a matter of ritual or tradition but a profound, personal connection with the Creator. For conservative Christians, this emphasizes the importance of acknowledging God's lordship in every aspect of life, recognizing His authority and submitting to His will.

who has done for you these great and awesome wonders
The phrase "great and awesome wonders" refers to the miraculous acts God performed on behalf of the Israelites, such as the plagues in Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of manna in the wilderness. The Hebrew word for "wonders" is "nora," which conveys a sense of awe and reverence. These acts were not just historical events but divine interventions that demonstrated God's power and faithfulness. For believers today, this serves as a reminder of God's ability to intervene in human history and in personal lives, performing acts that inspire awe and deepen faith.

your eyes have seen
This phrase emphasizes the firsthand experience of the Israelites with God's miraculous deeds. The Hebrew word for "seen" is "ra'ah," which means to perceive or understand. It highlights the importance of personal experience in the journey of faith. The Israelites were not relying on secondhand accounts but had witnessed God's power directly. For contemporary Christians, this underscores the value of personal encounters with God and the importance of witnessing His work in one's own life, which strengthens faith and conviction.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The author of Deuteronomy, who is delivering God's commandments and reminders to the Israelites.

2. Israelites
The chosen people of God, who are being reminded of God's mighty works and their covenant relationship with Him.

3. Wilderness Journey
The context of Deuteronomy, where the Israelites are on the brink of entering the Promised Land after 40 years of wandering.

4. Mount Sinai
The place where God gave the Law to Moses, which is part of the backdrop for the commandments and reminders in Deuteronomy.

5. Promised Land
The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Teaching Points
God as Our Praise
Recognize that God Himself is the source and object of our praise. Our worship should be centered on His character and deeds.

Remembering God's Wonders
Reflect on the great and awesome wonders God has done in your life. This remembrance strengthens faith and encourages gratitude.

Covenant Relationship
Understand the importance of the covenant relationship with God, as seen in the history of Israel. This relationship calls for obedience and trust.

Witnessing God's Works
Be a witness to God's works in your life and share these testimonies with others to encourage and build up the faith community.

Living in Awe of God
Cultivate a sense of awe and reverence for God in daily life, recognizing His power and majesty in all circumstances.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does recognizing God as "your praise" influence your daily worship and prayer life?

2. In what ways can you actively remember and recount the "great and awesome wonders" God has done in your life?

3. How does the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites in Deuteronomy apply to Christians today?

4. What are some practical ways you can be a witness to God's works in your community?

5. How can you cultivate a deeper sense of awe and reverence for God in your everyday activities?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Exodus 15
The song of Moses and Miriam, which praises God for His deliverance and mighty acts, similar to the call to praise in Deuteronomy 10:21.

Psalm 145
A psalm of praise that echoes the theme of God's greatness and the wonders He performs.

Isaiah 25
A prophecy that speaks of God's faithfulness and the wonders He will perform, reinforcing the theme of God's mighty acts.

Acts 2
The early church's recognition of God's wonders and signs, showing continuity in God's work from the Old Testament to the New Testament.

Revelation 15
The song of Moses and the Lamb, which praises God for His mighty works and righteous acts, connecting the Old and New Testament themes of worship.
Sermons
Praise and ObedienceDeuteronomy 10:21
The Great Doings of GodFamily ChurchmanDeuteronomy 10:21
New ObedienceR.M. Edgar Deuteronomy 10:10-22
Knowledge of God the Parent of Obedient FaithD. Davies Deuteronomy 10:12-22
The Supreme PersuasiveJ. Orr Deuteronomy 10:14-22
People
Aaron, Eleazar, Jaakanites, Jakan, Levi, Moses
Places
Beeroth Bene-jaakan, Beth-baal-peor, Egypt, Jotbathah, Moserah, Sinai
Topics
Awesome, Fearful, Glory, Performed, Power, Praise, Terrible, Tremendous, Wonders, Works
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Deuteronomy 10:21

     8665   praise, reasons

Deuteronomy 10:20-21

     8334   reverence, and God's nature

Library
Election and Holiness
Now, this morning it may be that some of you will not approve of what I have to say. You will remember, however, that I do not seek your approbation, that it will be sufficient for me if I have cleared my conscience concerning a grand truth and have preached the gospel faithfully. I am not accountable to you, nor you to me. You are accountable to God, if you reject a truth; I am accountable to Him if I preach an error. I am not afraid to stand before His bar with regard to the great doctrines which …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 6: 1860

Book iii. The Ascent: from the River Jordan to the Mount of Transfiguration.
{hebrew} In every passage of Scripture where thou findest the Majesty of God, thou also findest close by His Condescension (Humility). So it is written down in the Law [Deut. x. 17, followed by verse 18], repeated in the Prophets [Is. lvii. 15], and reiterated in the Hagiographa [Ps. lxviii. 4, followed by verse 5].' - Megill 31 a. …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

a survey of the third and closing discourse of the prophet
We shall now, in conclusion, give a survey of the third and closing discourse of the prophet. After an introduction in vi. 1, 2, where the mountains serve only to give greater solemnity to the scene (in the fundamental passages Deut. xxxii. 1, and in Is. 1, 2, "heaven and earth" are mentioned for the same purposes, inasmuch as they are the most venerable parts of creation; "contend with the mountains" by taking them in and applying to [Pg 522] them as hearers), the prophet reminds the people of …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

Commerce
The remarkable change which we have noticed in the views of Jewish authorities, from contempt to almost affectation of manual labour, could certainly not have been arbitrary. But as we fail to discover here any religious motive, we can only account for it on the score of altered political and social circumstances. So long as the people were, at least nominally, independent, and in possession of their own land, constant engagement in a trade would probably mark an inferior social stage, and imply …
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

Sanctification.
I. I will remind you of some points that have been settled in this course of study. 1. The true intent and meaning of the law of God has been, as I trust, ascertained in the lectures on moral government. Let this point if need be, be examined by reference to those lectures. 2. We have also seen, in those lectures, what is not, and what is implied in entire obedience to the moral law. 3. In those lectures, and also in the lectures on justification and repentance, it has been shown that nothing is …
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology

Parable of the Importunate Widow.
^C Luke XVIII. 1-8. ^c 1 And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man [an utterly abandoned character]: 3 and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of [rather, Do justice to me as to] mine adversary. [In Scripture language widowhood is symbolic of defenselessness (Ex. xxii. 22-24; Deut. x. 18; xxvii. 19; Mal. iii. 5; Mark xii. 40), …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Covenanting a Duty.
The exercise of Covenanting with God is enjoined by Him as the Supreme Moral Governor of all. That his Covenant should be acceded to, by men in every age and condition, is ordained as a law, sanctioned by his high authority,--recorded in his law of perpetual moral obligation on men, as a statute decreed by him, and in virtue of his underived sovereignty, promulgated by his command. "He hath commanded his covenant for ever."[171] The exercise is inculcated according to the will of God, as King and …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

Thirtieth Lesson. An Holy Priesthood;'
An holy priesthood;' Or, The Ministry of Intercession. An holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.'--I Peter ii. 5. Ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord.'--Isaiah lxi. 6. THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me: because the Lord hath anointed me.' These are the words of Jesus in Isaiah. As the fruit of His work all redeemed ones are priests, fellow-partakers with Him of His anointing with the Spirit as High Priest. Like the precious ointment upon …
Andrew Murray—With Christ in the School of Prayer

Covenanting Confers Obligation.
As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. But it is now to be proved that what is promised to God by vow or oath, ought to be performed also because of the act of Covenanting. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

Kadesh. Rekam, and that Double. Inquiry is Made, Whether the Doubling it in the Maps is Well Done.
The readers of the eastern interpreters will observe, that Kadesh is rendered by all Rekam, or in a sound very near it. In the Chaldee, it is 'Rekam': in the Syriac, 'Rekem': in the Arabic, 'Rakim'... There are two places noted by the name Rekam in the very bounds of the land,--to wit, the southern and eastern: that is, a double Kadesh. I. Of Kadesh, or Rekam, in the south part, there is no doubt. II. Of it, in the eastern part, there is this mention: "From Rekam to the east, and Rekam is as the …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica

An Appendix to the Beatitudes
His commandments are not grievous 1 John 5:3 You have seen what Christ calls for poverty of spirit, pureness of heart, meekness, mercifulness, cheerfulness in suffering persecution, etc. Now that none may hesitate or be troubled at these commands of Christ, I thought good (as a closure to the former discourse) to take off the surmises and prejudices in men's spirits by this sweet, mollifying Scripture, His commandments are not grievous.' The censuring world objects against religion that it is difficult …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Jesus Attends the First Passover of his Ministry.
(Jerusalem, April 9, a.d. 27.) Subdivision B. Jesus Talks with Nicodemus. ^D John III. 1-21. ^d 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. [Nicodemus is mentioned only by John. His character is marked by a prudence amounting almost to timidity. At John vii. 50-52 he defends Jesus, but without committing himself as in any way interested in him: at John xix. 38, 39 he brought spices for the body of Jesus, but only after Joseph of Arimathæa had secured the body. …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Deuteronomy
Owing to the comparatively loose nature of the connection between consecutive passages in the legislative section, it is difficult to present an adequate summary of the book of Deuteronomy. In the first section, i.-iv. 40, Moses, after reviewing the recent history of the people, and showing how it reveals Jehovah's love for Israel, earnestly urges upon them the duty of keeping His laws, reminding them of His spirituality and absoluteness. Then follows the appointment, iv. 41-43--here irrelevant (cf. …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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