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Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
thou shalt: This verse is the practical improvement of the conclusion of the foregoing chapter; while the next verse begins another view of the subject. Deuteronomy 6:5, Deuteronomy 10:12, Deuteronomy 30:16-20, Psalms 116:1
keep: Leviticus 8:35, Zechariah 3:7
his statutes: Deuteronomy 4:1, Deuteronomy 4:5, Deuteronomy 4:40, Deuteronomy 6:1, Psalms 105:45, Luke 1:74, Luke 1:75
Reciprocal: Exodus 24:3 - all the judgments Deuteronomy 5:29 - keep all Deuteronomy 5:31 - General Deuteronomy 26:16 - This day Deuteronomy 27:10 - General Joshua 22:5 - love Psalms 106:3 - at all times Ezekiel 18:9 - walked
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And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
And know: Moses seems here to have addressed himself particularly to the elders, who had in their youth witnessed the wonderful works which Jehovah had wrought both for them and among them; and who were bound to remember them for their own warning, and testify them to the rising generation who had not been eye-witnesses. Deuteronomy 8:19, Deuteronomy 29:10, Proverbs 22:19, Acts 26:22
the chastisement: Deuteronomy 8:2-5
his greatness: Deuteronomy 5:24, Deuteronomy 9:26
his mighty: Deuteronomy 7:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:14 - that Exodus 13:3 - strength Deuteronomy 3:24 - thy greatness Deuteronomy 31:13 - General Joshua 24:31 - overlived Joshua 1 Kings 8:42 - thy strong hand Psalms 136:12 - General Ezekiel 20:5 - and made
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And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 7:19, Psalms 78:12, Psalms 78:13, Psalms 105:27-45, Psalms 135:9, Jeremiah 32:20, Jeremiah 32:21
Reciprocal: Exodus 13:3 - strength 1 Kings 8:42 - thy strong hand Nehemiah 9:10 - showedst
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And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
how he made: Exodus 14:23-31, Exodus 15:4, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 15:10, Exodus 15:19, Psalms 106:11, Hebrews 11:29
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:28 - the waters Nehemiah 9:10 - showedst Psalms 106:10 - And he
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And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place;
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And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
he did unto: Numbers 16:1, Numbers 16:31-33, Numbers 26:9, Numbers 26:10, Numbers 27:3, Psalms 106:17
substance: or, living substance which followed them
in their possession: Heb. at their feet
Reciprocal: 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - hold
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But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.
Deuteronomy 5:3, Deuteronomy 7:19, Psalms 106:2, Psalms 145:4-6, Psalms 145:12, Psalms 150:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 27:10 - General Joshua 24:31 - overlived Joshua Zechariah 8:16 - are Malachi 1:5 - your Hebrews 3:9 - and
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Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;
Therefore: Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:11, Deuteronomy 10:12-15, Deuteronomy 26:16-19, Deuteronomy 28:47, Psalms 116:12-16
that ye may: Deuteronomy 31:23, Joshua 1:6, Joshua 1:7, Psalms 138:3, Isaiah 40:31, Daniel 10:19, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Ephesians 3:16, Ephesians 6:10, Philippians 4:13, Colossians 1:11
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 11:13 - diligently Deuteronomy 27:10 - General Zechariah 8:16 - are
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And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
prolong: Deuteronomy 4:40, Deuteronomy 5:16, Deuteronomy 6:2, Psalms 34:12-22, Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 3:16, Proverbs 9:11, Proverbs 10:27
sware: Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 9:5
a land: Exodus 3:8, Ezekiel 20:6
Reciprocal: Numbers 13:27 - General Deuteronomy 25:15 - that thy days Deuteronomy 30:20 - thou mayest
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For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
wateredst it with thy foot: Rain seldom falls in Egypt; the land being chiefly watered by the inundations of the Nile. In order to water the grounds where the inundations do not extend, water is collected in ponds, and directed in streamlets to the different parts of the field where irrigation is necessary. It is no unusual thing in the East to see a man, with a small mattock, making a little trench for the water to run into; and, as he opens the passage, the water following, he uses his foot to raise up the mould against the side of this little channel, to prevent the water from being shed unnecessarily, before it reaches the place of its destination. Hence he may justly be said to water the ground with his foot. Zechariah 14:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 30:30 - since my coming Genesis 41:1 - the river Deuteronomy 8:7 - General 1 Kings 21:2 - a garden of herbs Psalms 68:9 - didst Isaiah 19:10 - make Isaiah 23:3 - the harvest
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But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
Deuteronomy 8:7-9, Genesis 27:28, Psalms 65:12, Psalms 65:13, Psalms 104:10-13, Isaiah 28:1, Jeremiah 2:7, Hebrews 6:7
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:7 - in the plain Deuteronomy 3:25 - the good land Deuteronomy 33:28 - his Judges 18:10 - where there Psalms 65:9 - visitest Psalms 104:13 - watereth Psalms 106:24 - the pleasant land Isaiah 32:12 - pleasant fields Ezekiel 20:6 - into Ezekiel 36:4 - mountains Zechariah 14:18 - that have no
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A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
careth for: Heb. seeketh
the eyes: 1 Kings 9:3, Ezra 5:5, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 34:15, Jeremiah 24:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:28 - of the dew Deuteronomy 3:25 - the good land Judges 18:6 - before Judges 18:10 - where there 2 Kings 17:20 - until he had cast 2 Kings 18:32 - like your own 2 Chronicles 7:15 - mine eyes Job 3:4 - God regard Psalms 47:4 - choose Psalms 65:9 - visitest Psalms 106:24 - the pleasant land Isaiah 32:12 - pleasant fields Isaiah 36:17 - a land of corn Jeremiah 2:7 - brought Ezekiel 20:6 - into Malachi 3:12 - a delightsome 1 Peter 3:12 - the eyes
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And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
diligently: Deuteronomy 11:8, Deuteronomy 11:22, Deuteronomy 6:17, Psalms 119:4
to love: Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 6:5, Deuteronomy 6:6, Deuteronomy 10:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 23:25 - And ye Leviticus 26:3 - General Deuteronomy 15:5 - General Deuteronomy 28:1 - If thou shalt Joshua 22:5 - love 1 Kings 2:4 - with all their heart 2 Kings 23:3 - with all their heart Isaiah 55:2 - Hearken Jeremiah 5:24 - that giveth Jeremiah 17:24 - if Zechariah 10:1 - rain in John 14:21 - that hath
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That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
Deuteronomy 28:12, Leviticus 26:4, Job 5:10, Job 5:11, Job 37:11-13, Psalms 65:9-13, Jeremiah 14:22, Ezekiel 34:26, Joel 2:22, Joel 2:23, James 5:7
Reciprocal: Exodus 23:25 - And ye 2 Samuel 21:10 - until water Psalms 68:9 - didst Jeremiah 5:24 - that giveth Zechariah 10:1 - the time Malachi 3:11 - neither Acts 14:17 - and gave Galatians 6:9 - for
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And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
And I will: 1 Kings 18:5, Psalms 104:14, Jeremiah 14:5, Joel 1:18, Joel 2:22
send: Heb. give
eat and be full: Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Joel 2:19, Haggai 1:6, Malachi 3:10, Malachi 3:11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:5 - eat your Ruth 2:14 - she did
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Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
Take heed: Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Luke 21:8, Luke 21:34, Luke 21:36, Hebrews 2:1, Hebrews 3:12, Hebrews 4:1, Hebrews 12:15
your heart: Deuteronomy 13:3, Deuteronomy 29:18, Job 31:27, Isaiah 44:20, James 1:26, 1 John 5:21, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 13:14, Revelation 20:4
and serve: Deuteronomy 8:19, Deuteronomy 30:17
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:14 - thou shalt 1 Samuel 12:20 - turn not Job 31:26 - beheld Jeremiah 17:21 - Take
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And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
the Lord's: Deuteronomy 6:15, Deuteronomy 30:17, Deuteronomy 30:18
shut up: Deuteronomy 28:23, Deuteronomy 28:24, 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 17:1, 2 Chronicles 6:26, 2 Chronicles 7:13, Jeremiah 14:1-6, Amos 4:7, Haggai 1:9-11
ye perish: Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 8:19, Deuteronomy 8:20, Deuteronomy 30:18, Joshua 23:13-16
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:20 - for your land Deuteronomy 29:18 - among you man Zechariah 14:17 - even
18.
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
ye lay up: Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Deuteronomy 32:46, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:16, Psalms 119:11, Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 6:20-23, Proverbs 7:2, Proverbs 7:3, Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 2:1, 2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 3:1, 2 Peter 3:2
a sign: Matthew 23:5
Reciprocal: Numbers 15:39 - remember Deuteronomy 6:8 - General Deuteronomy 17:19 - General Joshua 1:8 - book Psalms 37:31 - law Psalms 119:30 - thy judgments Proverbs 3:3 - bind Jeremiah 32:39 - for the John 5:39 - Search Acts 8:28 - and sitting Revelation 13:16 - or
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And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 6:7, Psalms 34:11, Psalms 78:5, Psalms 78:6, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 4:1-27, Isaiah 38:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 18:19 - command Exodus 12:26 - your children Exodus 13:9 - a sign Deuteronomy 31:19 - and teach it Joshua 1:8 - book Joshua 4:6 - when your Job 8:10 - Shall not Psalms 48:13 - that ye Psalms 71:24 - My tongue Psalms 78:4 - showing Ephesians 6:4 - but Colossians 4:6 - your
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And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
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That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
your days: Deuteronomy 4:40, Deuteronomy 5:16, Deuteronomy 6:2, Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 3:16, Proverbs 4:10, Proverbs 9:11
as the days: Psalms 72:5, Psalms 89:28, Psalms 89:29, Isaiah 65:20, Revelation 20:6
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For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
if ye shall: Deuteronomy 11:13, Deuteronomy 6:17
to love: Deuteronomy 11:13, Matthew 22:37, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 John 5:2, 1 John 5:3
to cleave: Deuteronomy 10:20, Deuteronomy 30:20, Genesis 2:24, Acts 11:23, 2 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Corinthians 11:3
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 19:9 - If thou shalt Joshua 22:5 - take Joshua 23:8 - General Psalms 119:4 - General Jeremiah 17:24 - if Matthew 19:5 - cleave
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Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
Deuteronomy 4:38, Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 7:2, Deuteronomy 7:22, Deuteronomy 7:23, Deuteronomy 9:1, Deuteronomy 9:5, Exodus 23:27-30, Exodus 34:11
Reciprocal: Joshua 11:23 - according to all Joshua 12:7 - Joshua gave Joshua 13:2 - the land Joshua 23:5 - he shall Joshua 23:9 - For the Lord Jeremiah 46:15 - the Lord Matthew 25:34 - Come
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Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
Genesis 15:18-21, Exodus 23:31, Numbers 34:3-15, Joshua 1:3, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 14:9, 1 Kings 4:21, 1 Kings 4:24, 2 Chronicles 9:26
Reciprocal: Genesis 2:14 - Euphrates Deuteronomy 1:7 - the great Deuteronomy 12:20 - as he hath Deuteronomy 14:24 - if the place Deuteronomy 19:8 - General Deuteronomy 34:2 - unto Joshua 12:7 - Joshua gave Joshua 13:2 - the land Joshua 15:12 - the great sea 2 Samuel 8:3 - at the river Joel 2:20 - utmost Zechariah 9:10 - from the river
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There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
There shall: Deuteronomy 2:25, Deuteronomy 7:24, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 2:9, Joshua 5:1
as he hath: Exodus 23:27
Reciprocal: Genesis 35:5 - General Exodus 15:16 - dread Deuteronomy 19:8 - General Deuteronomy 20:4 - to fight Deuteronomy 28:10 - and they shall Joshua 10:2 - they feared 1 Chronicles 14:17 - the fear of him Esther 8:17 - for the fear
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Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Deuteronomy 30:1, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Galatians 3:10, Galatians 3:13, Galatians 3:14
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 27:12 - upon mount Gerizim Deuteronomy 28:14 - thou shalt Deuteronomy 30:19 - that I have Jeremiah 11:7 - in the Jeremiah 21:8 - I set Jeremiah 42:21 - I have Mark 11:14 - No
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A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Leviticus 26:3-13, Psalms 19:11, Isaiah 1:19, Isaiah 3:10, Matthew 5:3-12, Matthew 25:31-46, Luke 11:28, John 13:17, John 14:21-23, Romans 2:7, James 1:25, Revelation 22:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 19:5 - if ye Deuteronomy 28:45 - because Jeremiah 7:23 - Obey Jeremiah 11:4 - Obey Jeremiah 42:21 - I have
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And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
Deuteronomy 28:15-68, Deuteronomy 29:19-28, Leviticus 26:14-32, Isaiah 1:20, Isaiah 3:11, Matthew 25:41, Romans 2:8, Romans 2:9, Galatians 3:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 35:2 - strange Numbers 15:39 - remember Deuteronomy 6:14 - not go Deuteronomy 28:45 - because 2 Kings 18:12 - they obeyed not Proverbs 7:1 - lay Jeremiah 7:6 - neither walk Zechariah 5:3 - the curse
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And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
put the blessing: Deuteronomy 27:12-26, Joshua 8:30-35
Gerizim: Gerizim and Ebal, mountains west of Jordan, and in the tribe of Ephraim, are opposite, or parallel to each other, extending from east to west; mount Gerizim being on the south, and mount Ebal on the north. They are separated by the beautiful valley in which Shechem or Nablous is situated, which is only about 200 paces in width. Both mountains are much alike in length, height, and figure; being about a league in length, in the form of a semicircle, and so steep, on the side of Shechem, that there is scarcely any shelving: their altitude appeared to Mr. Buckingham nearly equal, not exceeding 700 or 800 feet from the level of the valley, which is itself elevated. But though they resemble each other in these particulars, yet in another they are very dissimilar; for, says Maundrell, "though neither of the mountains has much to boast of as to its pleasantness, yet, as one passes between them, Gerizim seems to discover a somewhat more verdant, fruitful aspect then Ebal: the reason of which may be, because fronting towards the north, it is sheltered from the heat of the sun by its own shade; whereas Ebal, looking southward, and receiving the sun that comes directly upon it, must by consequence be rendered more scorched and unfruitful."
Amalek in the tribe of Ephraim Judges 12:15,Calvary near Jerusalem Luke 23:33, Carmel near the Mediterranean Joshua 19:26, Ebal near to Gerizim Joshua 8:30, En-gedi near the Dead Sea Joshua 15:62, Gaash in the tribe of Ephraim Joshua 24:30, Gilboa south of the valley of Israel 2 Samuel 1:21, Gilead beyond Jordan Genesis 31:21-25, Gerizim on which afterwards stood a temple of the Samaritans Judges 9:7, Hermon beyond Jordan Joshua 11:3, Hor in Idumea Numbers 20:22, Horeb in Arabia Petrea near Sinai Deuteronomy 1:2, Lebanon separates Syria from Palestine Deuteronomy 3:25, Moriah where the temple was built 2 Chronicles 3:1, Nebo part of the mountains of Abarim Numbers 32:3, Olives east of Jerusalem divided only by brook Kidron 1 Kings 11:17, 2 Kings 23:13, Acts 1:12, Paran in Arabia Petrea Genesis 14:6, Deuteronomy 1:1, Pisgah beyond Jordan Numbers 21:20, Deuteronomy 34:1, Seir in Idume Genesis 14:6, Sinai in Arabia Petrea Exodus 19:2, Deuteronomy 33:2,Sion near to mount Moriah 2 Samuel 5:7, Tabor in the Lower Galilee Judges 4:6
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 7:1 - the Lord Deuteronomy 27:4 - in mount Ebal Deuteronomy 27:13 - mount Ebal Joshua 8:33 - Moses Zechariah 5:3 - the curse
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Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
Gilgal: Genesis 12:6, Joshua 5:9, Judges 7:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 50:11 - beyond Jordan Deuteronomy 27:4 - in mount Ebal Joshua 8:30 - in mount Ebal Nehemiah 12:29 - the house Ezekiel 37:2 - valley
31.
For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
Deuteronomy 9:1, Joshua 1:11, Joshua 3:13-17
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:10 - But when Deuteronomy 27:2 - on the day
32.
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
Deuteronomy 5:32, Deuteronomy 5:33, Deuteronomy 12:32, Psalms 119:6, Matthew 7:21-27, Matthew 28:20, Luke 1:6, John 15:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:2
Reciprocal: Exodus 35:29 - the Lord Deuteronomy 4:1 - unto the statutes Deuteronomy 27:1 - Keep all Jeremiah 26:4 - which