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Deuteronomy 4:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 4:1

Verse 1 of 49

Scripture focus

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do [them], that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

Deuteronomy 4:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1

Theological / Devotional

Hearken. In the sense of “give heed.” The third chapter concluded the review of the journey of Israel from Horeb to the river Jordan, preliminary to crossing it. Chapter 4 consists largely of an exhortation to obedience.

Statutes. That is, the provisions of the civil code regulating conduct, in contrast to the “judgments,” which were concerned with the administration of the “statutes,” particularly with respect to judicial decisions. The word rendered “judgments” is sometimes also translated “right,” in the sense of “justice,” or a “right decision” (Gen. 18:25; Job 34:6, 7; 35:2; Ps. 9:4).

Ye may live. Their fathers had died in the wilderness because of disobedience; they were to live — if they obeyed God — in the land promised their fathers.

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