Commentaries:
God's will can be known through revelation, which is the supernatural disclosure of God's purposes and instructions through various means such as direct communication, inspiration, visions, dreams, and signs. As mentioned earlier, God has assembled these revelations in the sixty-six canonical books of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments.
Isaiah 8:16 prophesies that God's testimony—the fullness of His revelation, which Paul calls “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)—would be bound and sealed among Christ's disciples, establishing the biblical canon for all time. If this is the proper interpretation of this verse, it precludes any “new revelation.” We have in God's Word all we need for salvation.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
The Model Prayer (Part Five): Your Will Be Done
The Holman Christian Standard Bible makes explicit an important connection in this verse: "[T]he revealed things belong to us and our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law." Here, the three concepts of "revealed things," "forever," and "law," enjoy a logical connection: God has chosen to reveal His law to people and to their descendants, to the end that they may obey it forever. Unmistakably, the law is not a "passing fancy" with God, here today, gone tomorrow. As long as there are "descendants" around, God's law still stands. The law spans many generations. It follows, then, that the law spans history.
The Good News Bible captures well the intention of the verse: "There are some things that the LORD our God has kept secret; but he has revealed his Law, and we and our descendants are to obey it forever." This is the idea Moses wanted the Israelites to have in mind as they began their new life in the Promised Land. In Canaan and beyond, the law was to continue to be their guide to obedience before God—for as long as Israelites existed.
Charles Whitaker
The Law Continues
Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Deuteronomy 29:29:
Genesis 6:18
Ecclesiastes 7:26-29
Jeremiah 29:8-9
Daniel 12:4
Romans 11:33-34
Ephesians 3:2
2 Timothy 3:16
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