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I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them.
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God's Law as a Gift
Commentators emphasize that God's statutes were a profound gift, not a harsh burden. John Calvin describes them as a mark of God's "fatherly kindness," designed to guide Israel into a blessed life. By attaching a promise of life, God was gently inviting His people into an intimate relationship, making their later rebellion even more tragic.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The probation in the wilderness. The promise was forfeited by those to whom it was first conditionally made, but was renewed to their children.
19th Century
Anglican
He shall even live in them. —Compare Deuteronomy 30:15-20. It becomes plain, on a careful perusal of this passage, that what was required …
16th Century
Protestant
Here God elaborates on his favors, having given his law to the Israelites as if to prescribe for them a specific rule of living. If they had only b…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I gave them my statutes The precepts of his law, the law on Mount Sinai, of which there were not the like among …
