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Scott's Reference Library
Deuteronomy 4:1 through Deuteronomy 4:2 (NIV)
1Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow
them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the
LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. 2Do not add to what I command you
and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I
give you.
Deuteronomy 4:6 through Deuteronomy 4:9 (NIV)
6Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the
nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great
nation is a wise and understanding people.” 7What other nation is so great as to
have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray
to him? 8And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and
laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
9Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the
things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live.
Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-23
The power and love of God to Israel are here made the ground and reason of a
number of cautions and serious warnings; and although there is much reference to
their national covenant, yet all may be applied to those who live under the
gospel. What are laws made for but to be observed and obeyed? Our obedience as
individuals cannot merit salvation; but it is the only evidence that we are
partakers of the gift of God, which is eternal life through Jesus Christ,
Considering how many temptations we are compassed with, and what corrupt desires
we have in our bosoms, we have great need to keep our hearts with all diligence.
Those cannot walk aright, who walk carelessly. Moses charges particularly to
take heed of the sin of idolatry. He shows how weak the temptation would be to
those who thought aright; for these pretended gods, the sun, moon, and stars,
were only blessings which the Lord their God had imparted to all nations. It is
absurd to worship them; shall we serve those that were made to serve us? Take
heed lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God. We must take heed lest at
any time we forget our religion. Care, caution, and watchfulness, are helps
against a bad memory.