Deuteronomy 4:7-8
Context4:7 In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the Lord our God whenever we call on him? 4:8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just 1 as this whole law 2 that I am about to share with 3 you today?
Nehemiah 9:13-14
Context9:13 “You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. 9:14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath; you issued commandments, statutes, and law to them through 4 Moses your servant.
Psalms 78:5
Context78:5 He established a rule 5 in Jacob;
he set up a law in Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to make his deeds known to their descendants, 6
Psalms 147:19-20
Context147:19 He proclaims his word to Jacob,
his statutes and regulations to Israel.
147:20 He has not done so with any other nation;
they are not aware of his regulations.
Praise the Lord!
Romans 3:2
Context3:2 Actually, there are many advantages. 7 First of all, 8 the Jews 9 were entrusted with the oracles of God. 10
[4:8] 1 tn Or “pure”; or “fair”; Heb “righteous.”
[4:8] 2 tn The Hebrew phrase הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת (hattorah hazzo’t), in this context, refers specifically to the Book of Deuteronomy. That is, it is the collection of all the חֻקִּים (khuqqim, “statutes,” 4:1) and מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishpatim, “ordinances,” 4:1) to be included in the covenant text. In a full canonical sense, of course, it pertains to the entire Pentateuch or Torah.
[4:8] 3 tn Heb “place before.”
[9:14] 4 tn Heb “by the hand of.”
[78:5] 5 tn The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to God’s command that the older generation teach their children about God’s mighty deeds in the nation’s history (see Exod 10:2; Deut 4:9; 6:20-25).
[78:5] 6 tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the
[3:2] 7 tn Grk “much in every way.”
[3:2] 8 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A D2 33 Ï) have γάρ (gar) after μέν (men), though some significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses lack the conjunction (B D* G Ψ 81 365 1506 2464* pc latt). A few
[3:2] 10 tn The referent of λόγια (logia, “oracles”) has been variously understood: (1) BDAG 598 s.v. λόγιον takes the term to refer here to “God’s promises to the Jews”; (2) some have taken this to refer more narrowly to the national promises of messianic salvation given to Israel (so S. L. Johnson, Jr., “Studies in Romans: Part VII: The Jews and the Oracles of God,” BSac 130 [1973]: 245); (3) perhaps the most widespread interpretation sees the term as referring to the entire OT generally.