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- Deuteronomy
- Chapter 11
- Verse 16
Deuteronomy 11:16
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
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Gill's Exposition
That your days may be multiplied,.... Long life being a very desirable blessing, and which is promised to those that obey and keep the law; see Deu 30:19.
and the days of your children; which are…
Still Moses urges the same subject, as loth to conclude till he had gained his point. "If thou wilt enter into life, if thou wilt enter into Canaan, a type of that life, and find it a good land indeed…
The enjoyment of so much blessing in the land suggests, as usual (cp. Deu 6:14 f., Deu 8:19 f.), a warning against being deceived into attributing it to other gods, i.e. the Baalim, already regarded…
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