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Text -- Deuteronomy 6:11-25 (NET)
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6:11 houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate , hewn out cisterns you did not dig , and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant – and you eat your fill ,
6:12 be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt , that place of slavery .
6:13 You must revere the Lord your God , serve him, and take oaths using only his name .
6:14 You must not go after other gods , those of the surrounding peoples ,
6:15 for the Lord your God , who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land .
Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively
6:16 You must not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah .
6:17 Keep his commandments very carefully , as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.
6:18 Do whatever is proper and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he promised your ancestors ,
6:19 and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the Lord said .
Exhortation to Remember the Past
6:20 When your children ask you later on, “What are the stipulations , statutes , and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?”
6:21 you must say to them , “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt , but the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way .
6:22 And he brought signs and great , devastating wonders on Egypt , on Pharaoh , and on his whole family before our very eyes .
6:23 He delivered us from there so that he could give us the land he had promised our ancestors .
6:24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these statutes and to revere him so that it may always go well for us and he may preserve us, as he has to this day .
6:25 We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the Lord our God , just as he demands .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
God |
Blessing |
Obedience |
Obligation |
Moses |
FRONTLETS, OR PHYLACTERIES |
Child |
Parents |
Fear of God |
Oath |
Anger |
Olive |
Ingratitude |
Quotations and Allusions |
Riches |
Servant |
Righteousness |
FEAR |
DEUTERONOMY |
AMOS (1) |
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NET Notes: Deu 6:14 Heb “from the gods.” The demonstrative pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
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NET Notes: Deu 6:15 Heb “lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you and destroy you from upon the surface of the ground.” Cf. KJV, ASV “...
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NET Notes: Deu 6:16 The place name Massah (מַסָּה, massah) derives from a root (נָסָה, nasah) meaning ...
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NET Notes: Deu 6:17 The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute before the finite verb to emphasize the statement. The imperfect verbal form is used here with an obligat...
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NET Notes: Deu 6:21 Heb “by a strong hand.” The image is that of a warrior who, with weapon in hand, overcomes his enemies. The Lord is commonly depicted as a...
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