Deuteronomy 6:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, ”

• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And thou shalt do [that which is] right and good in the (h) sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to thy fathers,...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Deuteronomy 6:16 . See Exodus 17:7 *, cf. Matthew 4:7 . tempt: better test; cf. the cognate noun (temptation = testing) in Deuteronomy 4:34 *. Massah (= testing) is another cognate no...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 16-19. Ye shall not tempt the Lord, &c.— He had warned them, ver. 12 against the sin of ingratitude, and forgetfulness of God, to which they might be tempted by prosperity: here he cau...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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 R...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And that thou mayest go in and possess. — This should be taken with what follows, “Possess,” so as “to cast out all thine enemies from before thee” ( Deuteronomy 6:19 ). There was no question now w...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  EDUCATION-MOSAIC VIEW Deuteronomy 6:6-25 THOSE great verses, Deuteronomy 6:4-5 , form the central truth of the book. Everything else in it proceeds from and is informed by them, and they are d...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  How to Treat God's Words Deuteronomy 6:1-19 Obedience is still the one condition of true prosperity and success. Lands still flow with milk and honey; and they live long who live well. Lives ar...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The appeal of Moses was now elaborated in a great statement on the deepest value of the commandment and the corresponding responsibilities of the people Observe the peculiar form of the opening state...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  These are so many, beautiful repetitions of the same important precepts; and all leading to the same point, to intimate the jealousy of the LORD over his people. Reader! only pause and consider what...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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 i...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT (vs.1-9) The ten commandments have been reaffirmed in chapter 5; now Moses emphasizes and enlarges upon the significance of the four commandments, which we have seen deal...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  A Charge to Israel. B. C. 1451.       17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the L...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Not that which is right in thine own eyes, as many superstitious and sinful practices seem right and good to evil-minded men. Let God's will and word, and not thine own fancy or invention, be thy rul...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  They Must Not Put Yahweh To The Test For He Requires A Loving and Righteous Response ( Deuteronomy 6:16-19 ). Analysis. a They are not to put Yahweh to the test as they did at Massah ( Deuteron...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Deuteronomy 6:1-2 . Now these are the commandments, the statues, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: Th...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Fear the Lord thy God, and serve Him. Moses’ serious and affectionate charge to Israel I. A solemn charge given. 1. Hear the Word of the Lord. This message is neglected or abused-- (1) By...

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Admonition Substantiated

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• Deuteronomy 6:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Deuteronomy 12:25 ; Deuteronomy 12:28 ; Deuteronomy 13:18 ; Deuteronomy 4:40 ; Deuteronomy 5:29 ; Deuteronomy 5:33 ; Deuteronomy 8:11 ; Exodus 15:26 ; Ezekiel 18:19 ; Ezekiel 18:21 ; Ezeki...

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