Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are today.
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Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are today.
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And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
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And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 6:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them.
- Psalms 41:2 Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
- Deuteronomy 10:12-13 Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, to keep Yahweh’s commandments and statutes, which I command you today for your good?
- Isaiah 3:10 Tell the righteous “Good!” For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
- Deuteronomy 4:1 Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.
- Deuteronomy 8:1 You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers.
- Romans 10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”
- Romans 6:21-22 What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.
- Deuteronomy 4:4 But you who were faithful to Yahweh your God are all alive today.
- Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s mouth.
- Job 35:7-8 If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand? Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.
- Psalms 66:9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
- Proverbs 9:12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
- Proverbs 22:4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
- Matthew 6:33 But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The benefit of obedience is ours, not God’s Job…
The benefit of obedience is ours, not God’s Job 35:7 and therefore our obedience is highly reasonable, and absolutely necessary.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord commanded us to do all these…
And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes,.... Some of which were designed on purpose to commemorate the wonderful deliverance out of Egypt, as particularly the passover; and all of them they were obliged in gratitude to obey, in consideration of such great favours bestowed upon them:
to fear the Lord our God, for our good always: as it is always for the good of men, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, to fear the Lord; for there is no want to them that fear him, nor will the Lord withhold good things from them; see Psa 34:9,
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that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day; in bodily health and strength, and in the enjoyment of the good land, and all the blessings and benefits of it.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes]…
24. Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes] This phrase is natural to the time and standpoint assumed throughout Deu_6:20-25, viz. those of the later generation before which the statutes will already have been published. Notice, too, how naturally Jehovah is used instead of the deuteronomic Jehovah thy God; for here we have, not Moses addressing Israel, but Moses quoting what Israel are to say to their children; so, too, Jehovah our God (thrice) is to be explained. Thus two of Steuernagel’s reasons for counting the passage as secondary (that Sg. does not elsewhere in the introductory discourses take the laws as already published and that Jehovah our God does not elsewhere occur in the Sg.) are disposed of. He has missed the standpoint of the speakers whom Moses quotes. Steuernagel’s third reason for the secondariness of the passage—that it interrupts by its emphasis on obedience the Sg. course of thought, which before and after it warns against the worship of other gods—is insufficient.
might preserve us alive] Sustain the national existence which He had begun by the redemption from Egypt (Deu_6:21). The Law is given to preserve the life born in that deed of grace. See above.
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alive, as at this day] ‘It deserves attention that this points to the composition [of the passage] as pre-exilic, for the Exile was felt as death’ (Bertholet). This would be a good argument if the words were part of Moses’ direct address to Israel, but they are spoken from the standpoint of a generation settled in Palestine.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain The Lord commanded us to do all these statutes.
Deu_6:24
The Lord commanded us to do all these statutes.
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The moral significance of Gods laws
The doctrine of this text is that Gods laws are for the good of His subjects; that the basis of all His laws is benevolence; that their foundation is love.
I. This fact is well attested.
1. In the nature of the commands.
2. In the experience of His subjects. The loyal have ever been the happiest.
II. This fact reveals the divine character.
1. Unbounded love.
2. Complete wisdom.
3. Absolute independence.
III. This fact explains the condition of all human happiness. What is it? Not the search for it as an end. He that seeketh his life shall lose it. Obey, because it is right to obey the Infinitely Holy and the Supremely Good. (U. R. Thomas.)
Obligation, nature, and advantages of religion
I. The obligation of religion. The Lord commanded us.
1. The will of God is the proper ground of moral obligation.
2. The will of God, as made known to us, is the statement and rule of religion.
II. The particular nature of religion.
1. To fear the Lord our God--the mind constituted so as that certain affections may be produced by certain objects. The true knowledge of God will produce reverence, admiration, and dread. At first this, with a deep sense of guilt, will be the spirit of bondage unto fear. When the Spirit of adoption is received the fear is filial, reverential, producing hatred to sin.
2. To do all these statutes. Religion is to be practical and external, as well as experimental and internal.
(1) It is not talking about the Divine laws, but doing them.
(2) It is not doing what we please, but the commands of God.
(3) It is not selecting such as we prefer, but doing all these statutes.
(4) It is not doing them carelessly, but with due thought, observe.
(5) It is not doing them formally or to please man, but in reference to God Himself; before the Lord.
(6) Obedience is not to be in opposition to the covenant of mercy, but connected with it; before the Lord our God.
III. Value and advantages of religion.
1. It shall be our righteousness. Mercy comes only through merit and intercession of Christ. Is at first received only by faith. Still, He is Author of eternal salvation only to them that obey Him. For Christs sake continued obedience to the law of our dispensation is the channel of continual acceptance.
2. For our good always. We enjoy the favour of God, and the light of His countenance is our happiness. His providence takes care of us. His glory will receive us. (G. Cubitt.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Moses continues to tell the people of Israel Yahweh's words as if the Israelites are one person. He tells them what they should tell their children about Yahweh's commandments. (See: Forms of You)
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before Yahweh
"in the presence of Yahweh" or "where Yahweh can see us"
keep
obey at all times and for a long time
this will be our righteousness
The word "this" refers to keeping Yahweh's commands. This is a metonym for Yahweh considering them righteous. AT: "he will consider us righteous" (See: Metonymy)
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