Deuteronomy 6:10-Ezra : . In the land promised them they will be tempted to substitute Canaanite deities for Yahweh and to swear by them. Oaths formed part of the social and commercial fabric of the time, and they are not forbidden here. Contrast Christ’ s teaching ( Matthew 6:34 f.). In trading with Caananites it would require courage to refuse to swear by their gods. read more
CRITICAL NOTES.—Moses had rehearsed the law, reminded the people of the circumstances in which it was given, and now he sets forth its essential and fundamental doctrines, the nature and attributes of God and the mode of worshipping Him.Deuteronomy 6:1. Commandments. lit., commandment (sing. noun), equivalent to “the law,” cf. Deuteronomy 4:44, i.e., the sum and substance of all that Jehovah had given (cf. Keil). Statutes, etc., explanatory of the command.Deuteronomy 6:2. Reason for giving law... read more
DISCOURSE: 195THE DANGER OF PROSPERITYDeuteronomy 6:10-12. It shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee goodly cities which thou buildedst not, and houses full of good things which thou filledst not, and wells digged which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive-trees which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought... read more
Chapter 6So in chapter six:NOW these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land whither you go to possess it: That you may fear the LORD thy God, and to keep all of his statutes and commandments, which I command you. Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of your fathers has promised thee, in the land that flows... read more
Deuteronomy 6:4 . יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד , Jehovah our Elohim is one Jehovah. There is uniformly an elision of the letter ם mem, when the plural is associated with the noun; and the י yod is not used in the paradigm of Hebrew verbs to designate the plural noun. The name of the Divinity being here used three times, as in Psalms 33:6, Isaiah 49, 63., and the central name or noun, Elohinu, being in the plural number, indicates to us that mysterious sociality in the Trinity in unity, known... read more
Deuteronomy 6:10-12Cities which thou buildedst not.The Divine transference of man’s propertyI. God’s right to the secular property of men. Not merely the and, but also all productions of labour, belong to Him.II. The fate of all earthly possessions. The only property that we can retain, that we can carry with us, and which can bless us wherever we go, is moral--the property of a holy character.III. The principle of entail in God’s government of man. One man labours, and another man enters into... read more
Deu 6:11 And houses full of all good [things], which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; Ver. 11. When thou shalt have eaten and be full. ] Saturity oft breeds security; fulness, forgetfulness. The best, when full fed, are apt to wax wanton and will be dipping their fingers sometimes in the devil’s sauce: Ipsis opibus lascivire coepit ecclesia. a The moon never suffers... read more
when thou: Deuteronomy 7:12-Job :, Deuteronomy 8:10-Proverbs :, Deuteronomy 32:15, Judges 3:7, Proverbs 30:8, Proverbs 30:9, Jeremiah 2:31, Jeremiah 2:32, Ezekiel 16:10-Proverbs :, Matthew 19:23, Matthew 19:24 Reciprocal: Numbers 14:7 - an exceeding good land Deuteronomy 8:7 - General Deuteronomy 11:15 - eat and be full Joshua 5:12 - but they did eat Joshua 11:14 - the spoil Psalms 105:44 - inherited Jeremiah 2:7 - brought Ezekiel 28:5 - and thine Joel 2:26 - ye shall Luke 6:25 - full Luke... read more
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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 6:4-15
The Essence Of The Covenant Is Love For Yahweh And They Must Look To No One Else (Deuteronomy 6:4-15 ). For in this is the essence of the covenant, that they might recognise Yahweh as their one God and their one Lord, their only one, so that their worshipping love might be centred totally on Him, and on no one else. Analysis: a ‘Hear, O Israel. Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one (Deuteronomy 6:4). b And you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all... read more