To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Parallel translations
- WEB to keep Yahweh’s commandments and statutes, which I command you today for your good?
- BSB and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?
- NKJV and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
- NASB and to keep the Lord’s commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?
- NLT And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.
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Quick answer
God's commandments are given for Israel's own good. Obedience is not arbitrary burden but the path of blessing.
Overview
Moses frames God's law as a gift intended for the people's welfare. The statutes flow from God's love and lead to flourishing rather than harm. This goodness of God's law is affirmed in the New Testament, where the commandment is holy, righteous, and good, and is fulfilled in love through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Jer 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- Deut 6:24And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
- Jas 1:25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
- Prov 9:12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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