Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
- KJV Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
- NKJV “Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
- NASB Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
- NLT “So obey the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him.
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Quick answer
Israel must keep God's commandments, walk in his ways, and fear him. The fitting response to fatherly care is reverent obedience.
Overview
Moses calls for obedience that flows from a heart that fears and loves God. Walking in his ways means a whole life shaped by his will. This reverent, obedient walk is the fruit of knowing God as a faithful Father, fully enabled in the believer by the Spirit of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Deut 5:33You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
- 2 Chr 6:31so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
- 1 Sam 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
- Exod 18:20Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.
- Ps 128:1A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
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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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