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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.
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Obedience as a Response
Commentators explain that the call to obey is not a cold demand but a response to God's past faithfulness. Moses grounds this command in God's provision and protection in the wilderness. For Christians, this principle holds true: our obedience is not a way to earn salvation, but a grateful response to the grace we have already received in Jesus Christ.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The general entreaty contained in this chapter is pointed by special mention and enforcement of the fundamental principles of the whole covenant ([…
19th Century
Anglican
Now therefore hearken. —The whole point of the exhortation in this chapter is the same which we find in Joshua’s address …
16th Century
Protestant
Now, therefore, hearken, O Israel. He requires the people to be teachable, so that they may learn to serve God, for the beginning of a goo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments The laws of…
The power and love of God toward Israel are presented here as the basis and reason for a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although ther…