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Deuteronomy 4:6
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4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
5 “Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess.
6 Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is ayour wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’  
7 “For awhat great nation is there that has bGod so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?  
8 And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Deuteronomy 4:6

Keep - and do them; for this is your wisdom - There was no mode of worship at this time on the face or the earth that was not wicked, obscene, puerile, foolish, or ridiculous, except that established by God himself among the Israelites. And every part of this, taken in its connection and reference, may be truly called a wise and reasonable service.

The nations - and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people - Almost all the nations in the earth showed that they had formed this opinion of the Jews, by borrowing from them the principal part of their civil code. Take away what Asia and Europe, whether ancient or modern, have borrowed from the Mosaic laws, and you leave little behind that can be called excellent.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Deuteronomy 4:6:

1 Corinthians 1:30

 

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