Deutéronome 6:11-21

11 des maisons qui sont pleines de toutes sortes de biens et que tu n'as point remplies, des citernes creusées que tu n'as point creusées, des vignes et des oliviers que tu n'as point plantés. Lorsque tu mangeras et te rassasieras,
12 garde-toi d'oublier l'Eternel, qui t'a fait sortir du pays d'Egypte, de la maison de servitude.
13 Tu craindras l'Eternel, ton Dieu, tu le serviras, et tu jureras par son nom.
14 Vous n'irez point après d'autres dieux, d'entre les dieux des peuples qui sont autour de vous;
15 car l'Eternel, ton Dieu, est un Dieu jaloux au milieu de toi. La colère de l'Eternel, ton Dieu, s'enflammerait contre toi, et il t'exterminerait de dessus la terre.
16 Vous ne tenterez point l'Eternel, votre Dieu, comme vous l'avez tenté à Massa.
17 Mais vous observerez les commandements de l'Eternel, votre Dieu, ses ordonnances et ses lois qu'il vous a prescrites.
18 Tu feras ce qui est droit et ce qui est bien aux yeux de l'Eternel, afin que tu sois heureux, et que tu entres en possession du bon pays que l'Eternel a juré à tes pères de te donner,
19 après qu'il aura chassé tous tes ennemis devant toi, comme l'Eternel l'a dit.
20 Lorsque ton fils te demandera un jour: Que signifient ces préceptes, ces lois et ces ordonnances, que l'Eternel, notre Dieu, vous a prescrits?
21 tu diras à ton fils: Nous étions esclaves de Pharaon en Egypte, et l'Eternel nous a fait sortir de l'Egypte par sa main puissante.

Deutéronome 6:11-21 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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