Moses in this chapter exhorts Israel, I. In general, to keep God’s commandments, Deut. 8:11–12. II. In particular, and in order to that, to keep themselves pure from all communion with idolaters. 1.

Here is, I. A very strict caution against all friendship and fellowship with idols and idolaters. Those that are taken into communion with God must have no communication with the unfruitful works of darkness. These things they are charged about for the preventing of this snare now before them. 1.

Here, I. The caution against idolatry is repeated, and against communion with idolaters: “Thou shalt consume the people, and not serve their gods.” Deut. 7:16. We are in danger of having fellowship with the works of darkness if we take pleasure in fellowship with those that do those works.