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Deuteronomy 4:1-8
1599 Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 4:1-8
1599 Geneva Bible
4 1 An exhortation to observe the law without adding thereto or diminishing. 6 Therein standeth our wisdom. 9 We must teach it to our children. 15 No image ought to be made to worship. 26 Threatenings against them that forsake the Law of God. 37 God chose the seed because he loved their fathers.
1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the ordinances and to the laws which I teach you to [a]do, that ye may live and go in, and possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.
2 (A)Ye shall [b]put nothing unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye [c]take ought there from, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
3 Your [d]eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal Peor, for all the men that followed Baal Peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed every one from among you.
4 But ye that did [e]cleave unto the Lord your God, are alive every one of you this day.
5 Behold, I have taught you ordinances, and laws, as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do even so within the land whither ye go to possess it.
6 Keep them therefore, and do them: for that is your [f]wisdom, and your understanding in the sight of the people, which shall hear all these ordinances, and shall say, [g]Only this people is wise, and of understanding, and a great nation.
7 For what nation is so great, unto whom the gods come so near unto them, as the Lord our God is, [h]near unto us, in all that we call unto him for?
8 And what nation is so great, that hath ordinances and laws so righteous, as all this Law, which I set before you this day?
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- Deuteronomy 4:1 For this doctrine standeth not in bare knowledge, but in practice of life.
- Deuteronomy 4:2 Think not to be more wise than I am.
- Deuteronomy 4:2 God will not be served by halves, but will have full obedience.
- Deuteronomy 4:3 God’s judgments executed upon other idolaters ought to serve for our instruction, read Num. 25:3,4.
- Deuteronomy 4:4 And were not idolaters.
- Deuteronomy 4:6 Because all men naturally desire wisdom, he showeth how to attain unto it.
- Deuteronomy 4:6 Or, surely.
- Deuteronomy 4:7 Helping us, and delivering us out of all dangers, as 2 Sam. 7:23.
Deuteronomy 4:1-8
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Deuteronomy 4:1-8
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Obedience Commanded
4 Now, Israel, hear the decrees(A) and laws I am about to teach(B) you. Follow them so that you may live(C) and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 Do not add(D) to what I command you and do not subtract(E) from it, but keep(F) the commands(G) of the Lord your God that I give you.
3 You saw with your own eyes what the Lord did at Baal Peor.(H) The Lord your God destroyed from among you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor, 4 but all of you who held fast to the Lord your God are still alive today.
5 See, I have taught(I) you decrees and laws(J) as the Lord my God commanded(K) me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering(L) to take possession of it. 6 Observe(M) them carefully, for this will show your wisdom(N) and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”(O) 7 What other nation is so great(P) as to have their gods near(Q) them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? 8 And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws(R) as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
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