Deuteronomy 8:1-2 All the commandments which I command you this day shall you observe to do, that you may live, and multiply… ions: — I. EXPLAIN THE SOLEMN CHARGE. 1. The object of remembrance is extensive: the way — all the way which the Lord our God has led us; that is, the whole tenor of the Divine dispensations toward us — their nature, means, seasons, relatives, tendencies, and actual effects. 2. It supposes that this exercise, interesting and beneficial as it is, we are prone to neglect II. ENFORCE OBEDIENCE TO THE CHARGE. 1. An enlightened and devout retrospect of the dispensations of God to you will present you with many impressive displays of His glory. 2. This devout retrospection will supply us with many affecting displays of our own corruption. 3. This remembrance will supply the saints with pleasing discoveries of the sanctified tendencies of their souls. 4. This remembrance will confirm our faith in the Scriptures as the Word of God, and improve all our practical views both of things seen and unseen. (James Stark.) Parallel Verses KJV: All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. |
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