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Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.
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Commands for Our Good
Commentators unanimously emphasize that God's commands are not arbitrary burdens but are given "for our good always." John Gill specifies this good as temporal, spiritual, and eternal. This stands in contrast to the modern tendency to only do what seems pleasurable or profitable, reminding believers that true well-being is found in obedience to God.
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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
Baptist
You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes Some of which were designed on purpose to commemorate the wonderful de…
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