Deuteronômio 6:18-25

18 Também praticarás o que é reto e bom aos olhos do Senhor, para que te vá bem, e entres, e possuas a boa terra, a qual o Senhor prometeu com juramento a teus pais;
19 para que lance fora de diante de ti todos os teus inimigos, como disse o Senhor.
20 Quando teu filho te perguntar no futuro, dizendo: Que significam os testemunhos, estatutos e preceitos que o Senhor nosso Deus vos ordenou?
21 responderás a teu filho: Éramos servos de Faraó no Egito, porém o Senhor, com mão forte, nos tirou de lá;
22 e, aos nossos olhos, o Senhor fez sinais e maravilhas grandes e penosas contra o Egito, contra Faraó e contra toda a sua casa;
23 mas nos tirou de lá, para nos introduzir e nos dar a terra que com juramento prometera a nossos pais.
24 Pelo que o Senhor nos ordenou que observássemos todos estes estatutos, que temêssemos o Senhor nosso Deus, para o nosso bem em todo o tempo, a fim de que ele nos preservasse em vida, assim como hoje se vê.
25 E será justiça para nós, se tivermos cuidado de cumprir todos estes mandamentos perante o Senhor nosso Deus, como ele nos ordenou.

Deuteronômio 6:18-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 6

In this chapter Moses proceeds on in his exhortations to the people of Israel, to attend to the commandments of God, that it might be well with them, De 6:1-3, and begins with a principal and fundamental article of religion, which deserved their first and chief regard, the unity of God, and the love of him, De 6:4,5, which they were carefully to instinct their children in, and ever to be mindful of themselves, De 6:6-9, and when they were come into the land of Canaan, and into a plentiful enjoyment of all good things in it, they are exhorted to be careful not to forget the Lord, their kind benefactor; but to fear him, serve him, and not go after other gods, since he is jealous of his honour and worship, De 6:10-15 and not to tempt him, as they had done, but diligently keep, his commandments, that it might be well with them in that land, De 6:16-19, and when their children inquired the reason and meaning of such testimonies, statutes, and judgments, that were enjoined them, they were to give them the history of their case in Egypt, their deliverance from thence, the wonders that were wrought for them, and the introduction of them into the good land of Canaan; and to let them know that these commands were some of them in commemoration of these blessings; and by these they were laid under obligation to regard them all, and the rather, since they were not only for the glory of God, but for their own good, De 6:20-25.

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