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When your son asks you in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh our God has commanded you?
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God Welcomes the 'Why' Question
Commentators see the son's question not as defiance, but as a vital opportunity for faith to be passed down. God expects future generations to ask about the meaning behind His commands. This provides a model for parents and leaders to be ready to explain the reasons for their faith, grounding their answers in God's redemptive actions.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Israelites were at the point of quitting their previous nomadic life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exc…
19th Century
Anglican
What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments. — These three words appear for the first time together in…
Baptist
And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God ha…
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16th Century
Protestant
And when thy son asketh thee. The sole point Moses urges in these verses is that the people should testify their gratitude by obeying the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when your son asks you in time to come Or "tomorrow" F24 ; that is, in later times, as Jarchi interpr…
Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us, but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as ou…
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