PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS To the repetition of the Decalogue Moses adds in the following Chapter s a practical exhortation to obedience founded on the special relation of Jehovah to Israel as their Redeemer (6-11). Deuteronomy 6 particularly insists upon the remembrance of God's statutes and the train... [ Continue Reading ]
Love goes deeper than fear. It is the fulfilling of all law, and includes obedience. Both in the OT. and in the New it is the effect of God's greatest love in redemption. 'We love Him because He first loved us.' 8, 9. Cp. Deuteronomy 11:18. From early times the Jews understood this injunction litera... [ Continue Reading ]
SWEAR BY HIS NAME] Jehovah, the God of truth, is to be recognised as the unseen witness of all agreements between a man and his neighbour, and the avenger of all falsehood: cp. the Third Commandment.... [ Continue Reading ]
They tempted God at Massah by insisting that He should prove His presence among them in the way that they prescribed: see Exodus 17:7. But man must beware of dictating to God, in unbelief and presumption. Our Lord refused to demand from God a special token of His presence and care, and quoted this w... [ Continue Reading ]
OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS] Obedience increases merit. For a particular instance see on Deuteronomy 24:13.... [ Continue Reading ]