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You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

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Obedience from Gratitude

Commentators explain that the command to obey is not a burden but a grateful response. By looking back at God's faithful provision and loving discipline in the past, and looking forward to the blessings He promises for the future, we find powerful motivation to walk in His ways today.

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Deuteronomy

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Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Deuteronomy 8:6–7

19th Century

Preacher

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a…

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 8:6

17th Century

Pastor

Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God ,
&c.] Not only because they are the commands of God,…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 8:1–9

17th Century

Minister

Obedience must be:

  1. Careful, to observe and do;
  2. Universal, to do all the commandments; and
  3. From a good principle, wit…