and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life, thus keeping the will of the Most High before him, as his aim and standard, that he may learn to fear the Lord, his God, to keep all the words of this Law and these statutes, to do them, bound by the laws and institutions of the Lord and of the nation which was God's covenant people;
Verse Deuteronomy 17:19. _AND IT SHALL BE WITH HIM, C._] It was the surest way to bring the king to an acquaintance with the Divine law to oblige him to write out a fair copy of it with his own hand,...
13. JUSTICE AND THE CHOICE OF A KING Chapter S 16:18-17:20 _ 1. Appointment of judges and their instruction (Deuteronomy 16:18; Deuteronomy 17:1)_ 2. The higher court at the place He chooses ...
LAW ABOUT THE KING THAT IS TO BE. This deals exclusively with the theocratic aspect peculiar to D: the picture of the ideal king here drawn was probably suggested by way of contrast to the reigning ki...
_it shall be with him_ Joshua 1:8. _that he may learn to fear_, etc.] See on Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 14:23. _to keep … to do_ See on...
Of the King When Israel elect to have a King like other nations, he must be chosen of God, an Israelite and no foreigner (Deuteronomy 17:14 f.). He must not multiply horses, wives nor silver and gold...
_VER._ 19. _IT SHALL BE WITH HIM, AND HE SHALL READ THEREIN,_ &C.— He shall carry it always with him: and, says Maimonides, instead of losing his time in feasting and idle diversions, he shall apply h...
(2) KINGS (Deuteronomy 17:14-20) 14 When thou art come unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like al...
LESSON FOURTEEN DEUTERONOMY 16:18-20; DEUTERONOMY 17:2 TO DEUTERONOMY 18:22 e. THE LEADERS OF GOD'S PEOPLE ...
_AND IT SHALL BE WITH HIM, AND HE SHALL READ THEREIN ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE: THAT HE MAY LEARN TO FEAR THE LORD HIS GOD, TO KEEP ALL THE WORDS OF THIS LAW AND THESE STATUTES, TO DO THEM:_ NO JFB COM...
THE PUNISHMENT OF IDOLATRY. CONTROVERSIES TO BE SETTLED BY PRIESTS AND JUDGES. ELECTION AND DUTIES OF A KING 1. Cp. Leviticus 22:17....
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 17 V1 ‘If any sheep or *cattle are not perfect, do not *sacrifice them to the *LORD your God. Th...
Deuteronomy 17:14. THE LAW OF THE KINGDOM. (14) WHEN THOU ART COME UNTO THE LAND. — These are not the words of a legislator who is already in the land. Those who say that this law dates from later ti...
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THE SPEAKERS FOR GOD - I. THE KING Deuteronomy 17:14 IN approaching the main section of the legislation it will be necessary, in accordance with the expository character of the series to which this...
Continuing the discourse commenced in the previous chapter, we find insistence on the fact that no false sacrifices must be offered and no false worshipers permitted to approach. For dealing with such...
Law. Pious Christian emperors and kings have esteemed it their greatest glory and happiness to read and meditate on the holy commandments of God, in order to regulate their conduct, amid the various d...
Observe, it was not enough to have it written for him, he must do it with his own hand: and the highest honour be could arrive at, was the sacred employment here enjoined him. But this was not all. Wr...
It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22. What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...
Verse 18 [from Chapter 16] (Deuteronomy 16:18) begins a new subject: the pains taken, and the instruments used, to preserve the blessing and execute the judgments necessary to that effect. The thought...
AND IT SHALL BE WITH HIM,.... Always, when at home or abroad, sitting on his throne or lying down, or wherever he went, unless in such places where it was not proper to read it, as the Jews observe o:...
_And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:_ Ver. 19....
_He shall write_ With his own hand, say the Jews. _Out of that which is before the priests_ Out of that original, which was carefully kept by the priests in the sanctuary, that it might be a perfect c...
1 The things sacrificed must bee sound. 2 Idolaters must bee slaine. 8 Hard controuersies are to bee determined by the Priests and Iudges. 12 The contemner of that Determination must die. 14 The e...
RIGHTEOUS GOVERNMENT (This Continues the subject of) (chap.16:13 to 17:11) This continues the subject of righteous government. The guilt of offering a blemished sacrifice to the Lord must incur sev...
14-20 God himself was in a particular manner Israel's King; and if they set another over them, it was necessary that he should choose the person. Accordingly, when the people desired a king, they app...
ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE, i.e. diligently and constantly; neither the greatness of his place, nor the weight and multitude, of his business, shall excuse or hinder him....
We must remember that the division of scripture into Chapter s and verses is entirely a human arrangement, often very convenient, no doubt, for reference; but not infrequently it is quite unwarrantabl...
Deuteronomy 17:19 read H7121 (H8804) days H3117 life H2416 learn H3925 (H8799) fear H3372 (H8800) LORD...
REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY FUTURE KING (DEUTERONOMY 17:14). Having been speaking of ‘the Judge' who would have authority over Israel took, and being very much aware of the people's weaknesses and willingnes...
FEAR (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
CONTENTS: Laws concerning idolaters and obedience to authority and kings. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: God would possess men with a dread of that sin worshipping false gods which is a sin in...
Deuteronomy 17:3. _Either sun or moon._ This would be going back to Sabianism, which from the dispersion of Babel became the religion of Asia, as stated in Job 1:15. Deuteronomy 17:8. A matter too har...
_He shall read therein._ HOW WE MAY READ THE SCRIPTURES WITH MOST SPIRITUAL PROFIT The Holy Scripture is, as Austin saith, a golden epistle sent to us from God. This is to be read diligently. “Ignora...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 17:18 A COPY OF THIS LAW probably refers to chs. Deuteronomy 1:1 (see...
CRITICAL REMARKS.—Israel not only had tendency to idolatry, but inclination to offer animals with faults and to transgress the laws of worship. _Blemishes_ named in Leviticus 22. Deuteronomy 17:2. Ido...
EXPOSITION SACRIFICES TO BE OF ANIMALS UNBLEMISHED. IDOLATERS TO BE SOUGHT OUT, CONVICTED, AND PUT TO DEATH. THE HIGHER JUDICIAL COURT
As you've discovered by now the book of Deuteronomy is sort of a review of the law. The word itself indicates the second law. It is a review by Moses for the people. Really a final review because Mose...
2 Timothy 3:15; Deuteronomy 11:18; Deuteronomy 6:6; John 5:39; Jo
All the days of his life — 'Tis not enough to have Bibles, but we must use them, yea, use them daily. Our souls must have constant meals of that manna, which if well digested, will afford them true no...