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That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you.
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The Goal is Trust
Scholars explain that the ultimate purpose of God's revealed wisdom is not merely to provide information, but to cultivate a deep, personal trust in Him. Matthew Henry calls a life of dependence on God 'the foundation of all practical religion.' The goal of Scripture is a relationship of trust.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Even to you — The wide general character of the teaching does not hinder its being a personal message to every one who reads it.
19th Century
Anglican
I have made known to you this day, even to you these counsels of the wise. The words, “this day,” recall the warning of H…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That your trust may be in the Lord By means of the words of the wise, or doctrines of the Gospel, faith in Christ is firs…
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To these words, to this knowledge, the ear must be bowed down, and the heart applied by faith and love. To live a life of delight in God and depend…
