Deuteronomy 4:1-40 Now therefore listen, O Israel, to the statutes and to the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that you may live… Consider — I. THAT THE BIBLE BRINGS GREATNESS TO A NATION; because — 1. When received and obeyed, it brings God's blessing with it. 2. It elevates the national character. II. THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF ALL TO HAVE A PERSONAL ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE SCRIPTURES, AND TO INSTRUCT THE YOUNG IN THEM. (S. Hayman, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you. |
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