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For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
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God's Word is Not a Riddle
Commentators agree that Moses is first declaring that God's commands are not obscure, mysterious, or too difficult to understand. The Law was given plainly and in the common language of the people, removing any excuse of ignorance. It is accessible to all, not just the scholarly elite.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ignorance of the requirements of the law cannot be pleaded (Deuteronomy 30:10–14); therefore, life and death, good and evil, are solemn…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 30:11–14. THE LAW OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF FAITH.
For this commandment. —H…
16th Century
Protestant
For this commandment, which I command you. This declaration is like the preceding one and serves the same purpose. In it, Moses commends t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For this commandment which I command you this day Which the Jews understand of the law, but the Apostle Paul has tau…
The law is not too high for you. It is not only known from afar; it is not confined to the learned. It is written in your books, made plain, so tha…
