21Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
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Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; …
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. …
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-25)Here, I. Moses charges them to keep God’s commandments themselves: You shall diligently keep God’s commandments , Deut. 6:17-19. Note, It requires a great deal of care and pains to keep up religion in the power of it in our hearts and lives. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. To induce them to this, he here shows them, 1. That this would be very acceptable to God: i…
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