543 - Caution Against Disobedience

Caution Against Disobedience

“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, …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— then beware, lest you forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 

You shall fear the Lord, your God, and serve Him, …and shall take oaths in His name. You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples, who are all around you (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.

“You shall not  tempt the Lord, your God , as you  tempted Him in Massäh. You shall  diligently keep the commandments, of the Lord, your God, …and His testimonies, …and His statutes, which He has commanded you. 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, …that He may cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has promised.

“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?’ 

…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; and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, …great and severe signs, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. 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. 

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 He has to  this day. Then, it will be right for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments, before the Lord our God, …just as He has commanded us.’

Deuteronomy 6:10–25 (NKJV)


Praise be to God!


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