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Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?
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God's Word Isn't Distant
Commentators agree that the verse's immediate meaning is that God's commands are not impossibly far away, like a treasure that must be retrieved from across the ocean. Matthew Henry notes it is written plainly in the common language, making it accessible to all, not just the learned. Therefore, ignorance is not a valid excuse for disobedience.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Neither [is] it beyond the sea There is no need to travel into foreign parts, into transmarine countries for it, as …
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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…
