Deuteronomy 8:5
Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God,.... Not only because they are the commands of God, and of a covenant God and Father, which are reasons sufficient for the observance of…
The charge here given them is the same as before, to keep and do all God's commandments. Their obedience must be, 1. Careful: Observe to do. 2. Universal: To do all the commandments, Deu 8:1. And, 3.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And thou shalt consider in thine heart Lit. know with thy heart; cp. -conscire sibi," and see above on Deu 7:9.
as a man chasteneth his son disciplineth, cp. Deu 4:36; Deu 11:2 q.v.; Hos 11:1-4, also…
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