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17Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

Deuteronomy 26:17

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 16-19)

Two things Moses here urges to enforce all these precepts:—1. That they were the commands of God, Deut. 26:16. They were not the dictates of his own wisdom, nor were they enacted by any authority of his own, but infinite wisdom framed them, and the power of the King of kings made them binding to them: “ The Lord thy God commands thee , therefore thou art bound in duty and gratitude to obey him, an...

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