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More Than Head Knowledge
Commentators emphasize that this verse calls for more than intellectual assent. The command to "know" and "lay it to thy heart" (or "consider") means to acknowledge God's unique identity and then to meditate on this truth until it becomes a deep, internal conviction that shapes one's entire life.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 4:29–40
18th Century
Theologian
Unwilling, as it might seem, to close his discourse with words of terror, Moses makes a last appeal to them in these verses in a different tone.
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 4:39
19th Century
Bishop
Know therefore ... and consider. —“Consider,” i.e., reckon (the word for “impute” and “account” in Saint Paul’s argument …
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 4:39
16th Century
Theologian
Know therefore this day. He again stresses what we have recently discussed: that the glory of the one true God was proved by the miracles,…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 4:39
17th Century
Pastor
Know therefore this day, and consider it in your heart
Own and acknowledge it now with your mouth, and lay it up and…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 4:24–40
17th Century
Minister
Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. If we considered what a God he is with whom we have to do, we would surely be conscientious …