- Bible
- Deuteronomy
- Chapter 26
- Verse 16
This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
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Gill's Exposition
This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments,.... These are the words of Moses, as Aben Ezra rightly observes, and refer not only to the laws last mentioned, but to…
A brief and earnest exhortation by way of conclusion to the second and longest discourse of the book. Deu 26:17 Thou hast avouched - literally, “made to say:” so also in the next verse. The sense is:…
Two things Moses here urges to enforce all these precepts: - 1. That they were the commands of God, Deu 26:16. They were not the dictates of his own wisdom, nor were they enacted by any authority of…
Concluding Exhortation
The proclamation of these laws and the consequent duty of Israel to keep them (Deu 26:16) constitute a contract between Jehovah and Israel, by which He declares Himself their…
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