Deuteronomium 6:20-25

20 Wanneer uw zoon u morgen zal vragen, zeggende: Wat zijn dat voor getuigenissen, en inzettingen, en rechten, die de HEERE, onze God, ulieden geboden heeft?
21 Zo zult gij tot uw zoon zeggen: Wij waren dienstknechten van Farao in Egypte; maar de HEERE heeft ons door een sterke hand uit Egypte uitgevoerd.
22 En de HEERE gaf tekenen, en grote en kwade wonderen, in Egypte, aan Farao en aan zijn ganse huis, voor onze ogen;
23 En hij voerde ons van daar uit, opdat Hij ons inbracht, om ons het land te geven, dat Hij onzen vaderen gezworen had.
24 En de HEERE gebood ons te doen al deze inzettingen, om te vrezen den HEERE, onzen God, ons voor altoos ten goede, om ons in het leven te behouden, gelijk het te dezen dage is.
25 En het zal ons gerechtigheid zijn, als wij zullen waarnemen te doen al deze geboden, voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, onzes Gods, gelijk Hij ons geboden heeft.

Deuteronomium 6:20-25 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.

The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.