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Deuteronomy Chapter
Six
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 6
In
this chapter Moses proceeds on in his exhortations to the people of Israel
to
attend to the commandments of God
that it might be well with them
Deuteronomy 6:1
and begins with a principal and fundamental article of religion
which deserved
their first and chief regard
the unity of God
and the love of him
Deuteronomy 6:4
which they were carefully to instinct their children in
and ever to be mindful
of themselves
Deuteronomy 6:6
and when they were come into the land of Canaan
and into a plentiful enjoyment
of all good things in it
they are exhorted to be careful not to forget the
Lord
their kind benefactor; but to fear him
serve him
and not go after other
gods
since he is jealous of his honour and worship
Deuteronomy 6:10
and not to tempt him
as they had done
but diligently keep
his commandments
that it might be well with them in that land
Deuteronomy 6:16
and when their children inquired the reason and meaning of such testimonies
statutes
and judgments
that were enjoined them
they were to give them the
history of their case in Egypt
their deliverance from thence
the wonders that
were wrought for them
and the introduction of them into the good land of
Canaan; and to let them know that these commands were some of them in
commemoration of these blessings; and by these they were laid under obligation
to regard them all
and the rather
since they were not only for the glory of
God
but for their own good
Deuteronomy 6:20.
Deuteronomy 6:1 “Now this is
the commandment
and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you
that you may observe them
in the land which you are crossing over to possess
YLT
1`And this [is] the command
the statutes and the judgments which Jehovah your God hath commanded to teach
you
to do in the land which ye are passing over thither to possess it
Now these are the commandments
the statutes
and the judgments
.... Not the
ten commandments repeated in the preceding chapter
but all others
whether
moral
ceremonial
or judicial
afterwards declared; for what Moses now did was
only to give a repetition and fresh declaration of such laws as he had before
received
and delivered to the people; and so the Targum of Jonathan thus
paraphrases this clause
"this is a declaration of the commandments
statutes
and judgments:"
which the Lord your God commanded to teach you; that is
which he commanded him
Moses
to teach them
though not fully expressed
as
may be learned from Deuteronomy 4:1.
that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it; this is often
observed
to imprint upon their minds a sense of their duty
even of obedience
to the laws of God
which they were carefully and diligently to perform in the
land of Canaan they were going into
and by which they were to hold their
possession of it.
Deuteronomy 6:2 2 that
you may fear the Lord your God
to keep all His
statutes and His commandments which I command you
you and your son and your
grandson
all the days of your life
and that your days may be prolonged.
YLT
2so that thou dost fear
Jehovah thy God
to keep all His statutes and His commands
which I am
commanding thee
thou
and thy son
and thy son's son
all days of thy life
and so that thy days are prolonged.
That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God
.... Being
taught to know the greatness of his being
and the nature of his mind and will
and the manner of his worship; and not with a slavish fear
but with a filial
one
a reverential affection for God; being instructed in their duty
as of
children
to their God and Father; see Deuteronomy 5:29.
to keep all his statutes
and his commandments
which I command
thee; not in his own name
but in the name
and by the authority of
God
whose minister and messenger he was; and all
having the stamp of divine
authority on them
were to be observed and kept
and not one to be neglected or
departed from:
thou
and thy son
and thy son's son
all the days of thy life; a man and his
children
and grandchildren; he was to take care that they kept all the
commandments of the Lord as long as he lived
and had any concern with them:
and that thy days may be prolonged; long life being reckoned
a very great outward mercy; a long enjoyment of
and continuance in the land of
Canaan
is chiefly designed
which is usually expressed when this is observed;
see Deuteronomy 4:26.
Deuteronomy 6:3 3 Therefore
hear
O Israel
and be careful to observe it
that it may be well with
you
and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of
your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’[a]
YLT
3`And thou hast heard
O
Israel
and observed to do
that it may be well with thee
and that thou mayest
multiply exceedingly
as Jehovah
God of thy fathers
hath spoken to thee
[in]
the land flowing with milk and honey.
Hear therefore
O Israel
and observe to do it
.... Or them
the commandments given them:
that it may be well with thee; in body and estate:
and that ye may increase mightily; not only in wealth and
riches
but chiefly in numbers:
as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee; a promise of
increase of numbers was frequently made to Abraham
Isaac
and Jacob; as that
their seed should be as the stars of heaven
and as the dust of the earth
and
the sand on the sea shore
innumerable; see Genesis 15:5 and
this especially
in the land that floweth with milk and honey; a very common
periphrasis of the land of Canaan
because of the plenty of good things in it;
see Exodus 3:8.
Deuteronomy 6:4 4 “Hear
O Israel: The Lord our God
the Lord is one![b]
YLT
4`Hear
O Israel
Jehovah
our God [is] one Jehovah;
Hear
O Israel
.... These are the words of Moses
stirring
up the people to an attention to what he was about to say of this great and
momentous article
the unity of God
to prevent their going into polytheism and
idolatry. From one of the words here used
the Jews call this section
Kiriathshema
which they oblige themselves to read twice a day
morning and
eveningF14Mist. Beracot
c. 1. sect. 1
2. ; the last letter of the
first word in this verse
"Shema"
meaning "hear"
and the
last letter of the last word in it
"Echad"
meaning "one"
are greater than ordinary; which seems designed to excite the attention to what
is contained in this passage:
the Lord our God is one Lord; the doctrine of which
is
that the Lord
who was the covenant God and Father of his people Israel
is
but one Jehovah; he is Jehovah
the Being of beings
a self-existent Being
eternal and immutable; and he is but one in nature and essence; this appears
from the perfection of his nature
his eternity
omnipotence
omnipresence
infinity
goodness
self-sufficiency
and perfection; for there can be but one
eternal
one omnipotent
one omnipresent
one infinite
one that is originally
and of himself good; one self
and all sufficient
and perfect Being; and which
also may be concluded from his being the first cause of all things
which can
be but one; and from his relations to his creatures
as their King
ruler
governor
and lawgiver. And for this purpose these words are cited in Mark 12:29 but then
they no ways contradict the doctrine of a trinity of persons in the unity of
the divine essence
the Father
Word
and Holy Spirit
which three are one; the
one God
the one Jehovah
as here expressed; see 1 John 5:7 and so
the ancient Jews understood this passage. In an ancient book of theirs it is
saidF15Zohar in Gen. fol. 1
3. Jehovah
Elohenu
Jehovah (i.e.
Jehovah
our God
Jehovah); these are the three degrees with respect to this
sublime mystery; "in the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and
the earth"; and againF16Ib. in Exod. fol. 18. 3
4.
Jehovah
Elohenu
Jehovah
they are one; the three forms (modes or things) which are
one; and elsewhereF17Ib. in Numb. fol. 67. 3. it is observed
there
are two
and one is joined to them
and they are three; and when the three are
one
he says to (or of) them
these are the two names which Israel heard
Jehovah
Jehovah
and Elohenu (our God) is joined unto them; and it is the seal
of the ring of truth
and when they are joined they are one in one unity; which
is illustrated by the three names the soul of man is called by
the soul
spirit
and breath; and elsewhere they sayF18Tikkune Zohar
Correct.
47. fol. 86. 2. the holy blessed God
and his Shechinah
are called one; see John 10:30.
Deuteronomy 6:5 5 You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart
with all your soul
and with all your
strength.
YLT
5and thou hast loved Jehovah
thy God with all thy heart
and with all thy soul
and with all thy might
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God
.... Which is
the first and chief commandment in the law
the sum and substance of the first
table of it; and includes in it
or at least has connected with it
knowledge
of God
esteem of him
delight in him
faith and trust in him
fear and worship
of him
and obedience to him
which when right springs from it. God is to be
loved because of the perfections of his nature
and the works of his hand
of
nature
providence
and grace; and because of the relations he stands in to
men
and especially to his own people; and because of his peculiar love to
them; and
indeed
he is to be loved by all men for his care of them
and
blessings of goodness bestowed on them; the manner in which this is to be done
follows:
with all thine heart
and with all thy soul
and with all thy
might; with a superlative love
above all creatures whatever; with the
whole of the affections of the heart
with great fervency and ardour of spirit
in the sincerity of the soul
and with all the strength of grace a man has
with such love that is as strong as death. Jarchi interprets loving God with
all the heart
that is
with thy heart not divided about God
a heart not
divided between God and the creature; "all thy might" he interprets
of mammon or substance; and
indeed
that is one way in which men may show
their love to God
by laying out their substance in his service
and for the
support of his cause and interest in the world. Aben Ezra by "the heart"
understands knowledge
and by the "soul" the spirit of man that is in
his body
and by might perfect love in the heart.
Deuteronomy 6:6 6 “And
these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
YLT
6and these words which I am
commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart
And these words
which I command thee this day
.... To
hearken to
observe
and take notice of
that God is one
and is to be loved in
the strongest manner that possibly can be:
shall be in thine heart; on the table of the
heart
as the Targum of Jonathan; see 2 Corinthians 3:3
be cordially received
have a place in the affections of the heart
and be
retained in mind and memory.
Deuteronomy 6:7 7 You
shall teach them diligently to your children
and shall talk of them when you
sit in your house
when you walk by the way
when you lie down
and when you
rise up.
YLT
7and thou hast repeated them
to thy sons
and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house
and in thy
walking in the way
and in thy lying down
and in thy rising up
And thou shall teach them diligently unto thy children
.... Care and
diligence are to be used
and pains taken
to instruct children
as soon as
they are capable
in the knowledge of God
and of his commandments; that they
are to love him
fear him
serve
and worship him; this is to bring them up in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord
Ephesians 6:4
it
may be rendered "thou shalt whet or sharpen them"F19ושננ־תאם "et acues ea"
Vatablus
Piscator.
the
words or commandments; it is expressive of diligence and industry in teaching
by frequent repetition of things
by inculcating them continually into their
minds
endeavouring to imprint them there
that they may be sharp
ready
and
expert in them:
and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house; at the time
of meals
or at leisure hours
or even when employed in any business in the
house which will admit of it; every opportunity should be taken to instil the
knowledge of divine things into their tender minds:
and when thou walkest by the way; in a journey
and any of
his children with him; or for diversion
in the garden
field
or vineyard;
occasion may be taken on sight of any of the works of creation to lead into a
discourse concerning God
his nature
perfections
and works
and the
obligations his creatures lie under to love
fear
and serve him: and when thou
liest down
and when thou risest up; at the time of going to bed
and rising
from it; which
as they are seasons of prayer to God
may be improved in
instruction of children.
Deuteronomy 6:8 8 You
shall bind them as a sign on your hand
and they shall be as frontlets between
your eyes.
YLT
8and hast bound them for a
sign upon thy hand
and they have been for frontlets between thine eyes
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand
.... As a man ties
anything to his hand for a token
that he may remember somewhat he is desirous
of; though the Jews understand this literally
of binding a scroll of
parchment
with this section and others written in it
upon their left hand
as
the Targum of Jonathan here interprets the hand:
and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes; and which the
same Targum interprets of the Tephilim
or phylacteries
which the Jews wear
upon their foreheads
and on their arms
and so Jarchi; of which See Gill on Matthew 23:5.
Deuteronomy 6:9 9 You
shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
YLT
9and thou hast written them
on door-posts of thy house
and on thy gates.
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thine house
and on
thy gates. To put them in mind of them when they went out and came in
that
they might be careful to observe them; this the Jews take literally also
and
write in a scroll of parchment this section with some passages; and
as the
Targum of Jonathan here
fix them in three places
over against the bed
chamber
upon the posts of the house
and on the gate at the right hand of it;
and this is what they call the Mezuzah; and the account given of it is this. In
a parchment prepared for the purpose
they write the words in Deuteronomy 6:4 and
then roll up the parchment
and write on it "Shaddai"; and put it
either into a cane (or reed)
or else into a like hollow piece of wood
and so
fasten it to the wall on the posts of the door at the right hand of entrance;
and thus
as often as they go in and out
they make it a part of their devotion
to touch this parchment
and kiss itF20Buxtorf. Synag. Jud. c. 31.
p. 582
&c. Leo Modena's History of the Rites and Customs of the Jews
par.
1. c. 2. p. 5
6. .
Deuteronomy 6:10 10 “So
it shall be
when the Lord your God brings you into the land
of which He swore to your fathers
to Abraham
Isaac
and Jacob
to give you
large and beautiful cities which you did not build
YLT
10`And it hath been
when
Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy
fathers
to Abraham
to Isaac
and to Jacob
to give to thee -- cities great
and good
which thou hast not built
And it shall be
when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee
into the land
.... The land of Canaan
on the borders of which they now were
and were just going into:
which he sware unto thy fathers
to Abraham
to Isaac
and to
Jacob
to give thee; of his own free favour and good will
without any merit and
desert of theirs
and in which would be found
great and goodly cities
which thou buildedst not; large and
capacious
delightfully situated
well built
and strongly fortified
without
any pains or expense of theirs; all ready for them to take possession of
and
dwell in; and so should no longer reside in tents or booths
as they had for
forty years past
but in spacious and noble cities.
Deuteronomy 6:11 11 houses
full of all good things
which you did not fill
hewn-out wells which you did
not dig
vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten
and are full—
YLT
11and houses full of all good
things which thou hast not filled
and wells digged which thou hast not digged
vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted
and thou hast eaten
and
been satisfied;
And houses full of all good things which thou filledst not
.... Not only
full of good
convenient
and rich household furniture
but of the fruits of
the earth
of corn
and wine
and oil
and also
perhaps
of gold and silver:
and wells digged which thou diggedst not; which in
those hot and dry countries were in much esteem
and of great worth; see Genesis 26:18
vineyards and olive trees which thou plantedst not; which Canaan
abounded with much more than Egypt
where there were but few vines and olive
trees
though of both these there were more where the Israelites lived than
elsewhere; See Gill on Genesis 47:11 and
these therefore might be such as they had seen in Egypt
in that part of it in
which they dwelt
Goshen
which was in the Heracleotic nome
and that StraboF21Geograph.
l. 17. p. 556. says only produced perfect olives
and fruit bearing trees
but
the rest of Egypt wanted oil; and this home is the same which the Arabs now
call the province of Fium
of which Leo AfricanusF23Descriptio Africae
l. 8. p. 722. says
it produces a large quantity of olives; so that this might
be observed for the encouragement of the Israelites:
when thou shalt have eaten and be full; having such
plenty of good things the land would furnish them with.
Deuteronomy 6:12 12 then
beware
lest you forget the Lord who
brought you out of the land of Egypt
from the house of bondage.
YLT
12`Take heed to thyself lest
thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt
out of a
house of servants;
Then beware lest thou forget the Lord
.... To love
fear
and worship him
and keep his commands; creature enjoyments being apt to
get possession of the heart
and the affections of it; Proverbs 30:9.
which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt
out of the
house of bondage; into a land abounding with all the above good things
and
therefore under the highest obligations to remember the Lord and his
kindnesses
and to serve and glorify him: Exodus 20:2.
Deuteronomy 6:13 13 You
shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him
and shall take oaths in His name.
YLT
13Jehovah thy God thou dost
fear
and Him thou dost serve
and by His name thou dost swear;
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God
and serve him
.... Serve him
through fear; not through slavish fear
a fear of hell and damnation; but
through filial fear
a reverential affection for that God that had brought them
out of a state of bondage into great and glorious liberty
out of Egypt into
Canaan's land
out of a place of misery into a land of plenty; and therefore
should fear the Lord and his goodness
and from such a fear of him serve him
in every part of worship
public and private
enjoined; this passage Christ
refers to Matthew 4:10.
and shalt swear by his name; when they made a
covenant with any
or were called to bear a testimony for the decision of any
controversy which could not be otherwise finished; or whenever they took an
oath on any account
which should never be taken rashly or on any trivial
account
and much less falsely; it should be taken not in the name of any idol
or of any other but the true and living God; the Targum of Jonathan is
"in
the name of the Word of the Lord
in truth ye shall swear.'
Deuteronomy 6:14 14 You
shall not go after other gods
the gods of the peoples who are all
around you
YLT
14ye do not go after other
gods
of the gods of the peoples who [are] round about you;
Ye shall not go after other gods
.... To serve and worship
them
and swear by them; and which indeed are no gods
only nominal and
fictitious ones; idols which are nothing in the world
and ought to have no
veneration and adoration given them; to go after them is to worship them
and
this is to depart from the true God
and go a whoring after false deities:
of the gods of the people which are round about you; the gods of
the Edomites
Ammonites
Moabites
Philistines
and Egyptians; all of which had
their peculiar deities.
Deuteronomy 6:15 15 (for
the Lord your God is a jealous God among you)
lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of
the earth.
YLT
15for a zealous God [is]
Jehovah thy God in thy midst -- lest the anger of Jehovah thy God burn against
thee
and He hath destroyed thee from off the face of the ground.
For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you
.... He was
near to them
in the midst of them
his tabernacle being placed between their
camps; and was a God jealous of his honour and glory in matters of worship
and
would resent any affront given him in that way:
lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee; there being
nothing more apt to stir up his wrath than idolatry:
and destroy thee from off the face of the earth; suffer them
to be carried captive out of their own land
and to be scattered among the
nations of the world
and be utterly destroyed.
Deuteronomy 6:16 16 “You
shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted Him
in Massah.
YLT
16`Ye do not try Jehovah your
God as ye tried in Massah;
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God
.... By
striving with him or against him
by murmuring at or complaining of his
providential dealings with them
or by requiring a sign of him
or miracles to
be done by him; this is another passage used by Christ to repel the temptations
of Satan
Matthew 4:7
as tempted him in Massah; a place so called from
the Israelites tempting the Lord there
Exodus 17:7
the
Targum of Jonathan adds
with ten temptations; see Numbers 14:21.
Deuteronomy 6:17 17 You
shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God
His testimonies
and His statutes which He has commanded you.
YLT
17ye do diligently keep the
commands of Jehovah your God
and His testimonies
and His statutes which He
hath commanded thee
You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God
.... Not only
the ten commands
but all others:
and his testimonies
and his statutes
which he hath commanded
thee; those of a judicial and ceremonial kind.
Deuteronomy 6:18 18 And
you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord
that it may be well with you
and that you may go in and possess
the good land of which the Lord swore to
your fathers
YLT
18and thou hast done that
which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah
so that it is well with thee
and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to
thy fathers
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the
Lord
.... And what is such appears from the declaration of his mind
and will in the commandments he has given
and obeying which is therefore doing
what is right and good; for his commandment is holy
just
and good
being
agreeable both to his nature and will
Romans 7:12 that it
may be well with thee; as it is with those that fear God
and keep his
commandments:
and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the
Lord sware unto thy fathers; to give to them and to their posterity
even the land of Canaan; but if they did not what was right and good in the
sight of God
they might expect to be kept out of it
as their immediate
parents were
whose carcasses fell in the wilderness.
Deuteronomy 6:19 19 to
cast out all your enemies from before you
as the Lord has spoken.
YLT
19to drive away all thine
enemies from thy presence
as Jehovah hath spoken.
To cast out all thine enemies from before thee
.... This the
Lord promised
and as it seems with an oath
that he would do for them; drive
out their enemies
and make way for the settlement of them in their country:
as the Lord hath spoken; see Genesis 15:18.
Deuteronomy 6:20 20 “When
your son asks you in time to come
saying
‘What is the meaning of the
testimonies
the statutes
and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’
YLT
20`When thy son asketh thee
hereafter
saying
What [are] the testimonies
and the statutes
and the
judgments
which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?
And when thy son asketh thee in time to come
.... Or
"tomorrow"F24מחר
"cras"
V. L. Pagninus
Montanus. ; that is
in later times
as
Jarchi interprets it; any time after this
and particularly after they were
come into the land of Canaan
when the several laws
statutes
and ordinances
appointed
would take place and be obeyed:
what mean the testimonies
and the statutes
and the
judgments
which the Lord our God hath commanded you? what is the
reason of the various rites
customs
and usages
the observance of which is
directed to
such as the feasts of passover
pentecost
tabernacles
sacrifices
and other duties of religion?
Deuteronomy 6:21 21 then
you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt
and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;
YLT
21then thou hast said to thy
son
Servants we have been to Pharaoh in Egypt
and Jehovah bringeth us out of
Egypt by a high hand;
In
order to lead him into the spring and original of them
and to acquaint him
with the goodness of God
which laid them under obligation to observe them:
we were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; were brought into
bondage and slavery to Pharaoh king of Egypt
into whose country their
ancestors came
and where they resided many years
and at length were reduced
to the utmost servitude and misery:
and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; by the
exertion of his mighty power
which the Egyptians and their king could not
withstand
as a token of his care and kindness to us; by the ties of which we
are bound in gratitude to observe his commands. The Targum of Jonathan
is
"the Word of the Lord brought us
&c.'and it was Christ the Son of
God that was from first to last concerned in that affair
even from the
appearance to Moses in the bush to Israel's coming out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 6:22 22 and
the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes
great and severe
against
Egypt
Pharaoh
and all his household.
YLT
22and Jehovah giveth signs
and wonders
great and sad
on Egypt
on Pharaoh
and on all his house
before
our eyes;
And the Lord showed signs and wonders
great and sore
.... Meaning
the ten plagues
which were signs of the power of God
marvellous works
great
above the power of nature
and very sore or "evil"F25ורעים "et pessima"
V. L. Junius & Tremellius;
"et noxia"
Tigurine version; "et mala"
Pagninus
Montanus
Piscator. ; very distressing to the Egyptians; for they came and lay
heavy
upon Egypt
upon Pharaoh
and upon all his household
before our
eyes; upon the king
his courtiers
and the whole land
and which were
done publicly in the sight of the people of Israel
as well as the Egyptians;
and there were some then living
though at that time when wrought under twenty
years
who saw with their own eyes what were done to them
and could never
forget them. Here also the Targum of Jonathan has it
"and the Word of the
Lord sent signs
&c'
Deuteronomy 6:23 23 Then
He brought us out from there
that He might bring us in
to give us the land of
which He swore to our fathers.
YLT
23and us He hath brought out
thence
in order to bring us in
to give to us the land which He had sworn to
our fathers.
And he brought us out from thence
.... By means of those
miraculous plagues
even out of a state of bondage and misery: and in order
that he might bring us in
to give us the land which he sware unto
our fathers; to bring them into the land of Canaan
give it to them
and put
them in the possession of it; and so fulfil his promise and his oath made to
Abraham
Isaac
and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 6:24 24 And
the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes
to fear the Lord our God
for our good always
that He might preserve us alive
as it
is this day.
YLT
24And Jehovah commandeth us
to do all these statutes
to fear Jehovah our God
for good to ourselves all
the days
to keep us alive
as [at] this day;
And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes
.... Some of
which were designed on purpose to commemorate the wonderful deliverance out of
Egypt
as particularly the passover; and all of them they were obliged in
gratitude to obey
in consideration of such great favours bestowed upon them:
to fear the Lord our God
for our good always: as it is
always for the good of men
temporal
spiritual
and eternal
to fear the Lord;
for there is no want to them that fear him
nor will the Lord withhold good
things from them; see Psalm 34:9
that he might preserve us alive
as it is at this day; in bodily
health and strength
and in the enjoyment of the good land
and all the
blessings and benefits of it.
Deuteronomy 6:25 25 Then
it will be righteousness for us
if we are careful to observe all these
commandments before the Lord our God
as He has commanded
us.’
YLT
25and righteousness it is for
us
when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God
as He hath
commanded us.
And it shall be our righteousness
.... Or a mercy
benefit
and blessing to us; or this shall be reckoned our righteousness
and that by
which we shall be justified:
if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our
God
as he hath commanded us; in order to have such a justifying
righteousness
a man must keep all the commandments of God
not one excepted;
and that perfectly
without the least breach of them in thought
word
or deed;
and that before the Lord
in his sight
not as it may appear to a man himself
or to others
but as it appears to God
who sees the heart
and weighs all
actions; and a man must keep them in the manner the Lord has commanded
even
with all his heart
soul
and strength
as in Deuteronomy 6:5 and
this is not possible for a sinful man to do; and therefore righteousness cannot
be by the law. Only Christ could thus keep all the commandments of God
and his
obedience is our righteousness; and he only is the end of the law for
righteousness to everyone that believes
and to him we must seek for it.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)