Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
- BSB Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing 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 5:33Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
- 2 Chr 6:31That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
- 1 Sam 12:24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
- Exod 18:20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
- Ps 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
- Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
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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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