Deuteronomio 6:19-25

19 dopo ch’egli avrà tutti i tuoi nemici d’innanzi a te, come l’Eterno ha promesso.
20 Quando, in avvenire, il tuo figliuolo ti domanderà: "Che significano queste istruzioni, queste leggi e queste prescrizioni che l’Eterno, l’Iddio nostro, vi ha date?"
21 tu risponderai al tuo figliuolo: "Eravamo schiavi di Faraone in Egitto, e l’Eterno ci trasse dall’Egitto con mano potente.
22 E l’Eterno operò sotto i nostri occhi miracoli e prodigi grandi e disastrosi contro l’Egitto, contro Faraone e contro tutta la sua casa.
23 E ci trasse di là per condurci nel paese che avea giurato ai nostri padri di darci.
24 E l’Eterno ci ordinò di mettere in pratica tutte queste leggi, temendo l’Eterno, l’Iddio nostro, affinché fossimo sempre felici, ed egli ci conservasse in vita, come ha fatto finora.
25 E questa sarà la nostra giustizia: l’aver cura di mettere in pratica tutti questi comandamenti nel cospetto dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio nostro, com’egli ci ha ordinato".

Deuteronomio 6:19-25 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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