Know therefore today, and take it to heart, that Yahweh himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no one else.
Parallel translations
- KJV Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
- BSB Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
- NKJV Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
- NASB Therefore know today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
- NLT “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.
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Quick answer
Israel must know and take to heart that Yahweh alone is God of heaven and earth. Right knowledge of God must shape the heart.
Overview
Moses presses the truth of God's exclusive deity from the head into the heart, demanding settled conviction. Yahweh's sovereignty over heaven and earth leaves no room for rival gods. This wholehearted acknowledgment of the one God prepares for the great confession of 6:4 and finds its fulfillment in worshiping God through his Son.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Josh 2:11As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
- Deut 4:35It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him.
- 1 Chr 29:11Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.
- Hos 7:2They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.
- 1 Chr 28:9You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Ps 135:6Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;
- 2 Chr 20:6and he said, “Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you.
- Deut 32:29Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- Ps 115:3But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
- Dan 4:35All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?
- Isa 5:12The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
- Isa 1:3The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master’s crib; but Israel doesn’t know, my people don’t consider.”
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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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