“For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away.
Parallel translations
- WEB For this commandment which I command you today is not too hard for you or too distant.
- KJV For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
- BSB For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
- NKJV “For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.
- NLT “This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not beyond your reach.
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Quick answer
God's commandment is not too difficult or out of reach. God's word is accessible, not hidden or impossible.
Overview
Moses insists that the covenant command is 'not too hard for you or too distant.' God has made his will clearly known and attainable for a people he has graced. Paul applies this passage to the gospel in Romans 10, showing that the nearness of God's word reaches its climax in the accessible word of faith in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Isa 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, Yahweh, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.
- Ps 147:19–20He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
- Rom 16:25–26—
- Col 1:26–27the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,
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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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