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You shall therefore obey the voice of Yahweh your God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you this day.

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Obedience Follows Identity

Scholars point out that the command to obey in this verse is a direct consequence of Israel's identity as God's people, declared in the previous verse. John Gill explains this obedience involves heeding God's voice in all its forms—His written word, His prophets, and supremely, His Son. Obedience is the natural response to belonging to God.

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Deuteronomy

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John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 27:10

17th Century

Pastor

You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God In whatsoever he directs in his word, and by his prophets, and es…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 27:1–10

17th Century

Minister

As soon as they had come into Canaan, they were to set up a monument, on which they were to write the words of this law. They were to set up an alt…