What other scriptures highlight the importance of doing right in God's eyes?

◄ Other scriptures on doing right by God? ►

“Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.”

Why God Repeats This Theme

• Doing what is right brings blessing (“that it may go well with you”).

• Obedience influences the next generation (“your children after you”).

• The standard is not social approval but God’s own eyes.

Old Testament Echoes

• Genesis 18:19 – “I have chosen him… to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just.”

• Exodus 15:26 – “If you… do what is right in His eyes… I will not bring on you any of the diseases…”

• Deuteronomy 6:18 – “Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may go well with you.”

• 1 Kings 15:5 – “David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD…”

• 2 Chronicles 14:2 – “Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.”

• Proverbs 21:3 – “Doing righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.”

• Isaiah 1:17 – “Learn to do right; seek justice. Correct the oppressor…”

• Micah 6:8 – “He has shown you… what is good… to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”

• Psalm 15:1-2 – “He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness… may dwell on Your holy mountain.”

How the Prophets Frame It

When Israel drifted, the prophets called them back to right living:

1. Confronting empty ritual (Isaiah 1).

2. Demanding justice for the vulnerable (Jeremiah 7:5-7).

3. Linking future hope to present obedience (Micah 6:8).

Jesus Carries the Torch

• Matthew 5:16 – “Let your light shine… that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father.”

• Matthew 6:33 – “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.”

• John 14:21 – “Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me.”

The Apostles Drive It Home

• Romans 12:1-2 – Offer your bodies as living sacrifices… discern the good, pleasing, perfect will of God.

• Ephesians 2:10 – “Created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.”

• James 1:22 – “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only.”

• 1 Peter 2:12 – Good conduct silences slander and leads others to glorify God.

• 1 Peter 3:12 – “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous… but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Key Takeaways

• God’s approval, not human applause, defines right and wrong.

• Obedience positions us for blessing and protects future generations.

• Righteous deeds are evidence of genuine faith, never a substitute for it.

• Scripture’s call is consistent from Genesis to Revelation: live in a way that delights the eyes of the LORD.

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