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Yahweh didn`t make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
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A Present & Personal Covenant
Commentators emphasize that Moses's core message is the covenant's immediate and personal relevance. By stating it was made 'with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day,' he underscores that God's laws and promises are not just a historical record but a living, binding reality for the current generation.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The “fathers” are, as in (Deuteronomy 4:37), the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. With them God did indeed make a covenant, but n…
19th Century
Anglican
Not ... with our fathers, but with us. —That is, according to the usage of the Hebrew language in drawing contrasts, not …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers That is, not with them only, as Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and Abendana rem…
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