📖 Deuteronomy — Chapter 6 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Deuteronomy 6:1 Now these are Rthe commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye Tgo to possess it:
Deuteronomy 6:2 That thou mightest Rfear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, Rand observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 6:4 RHear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
Deuteronomy 6:5 And Rthou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deuteronomy 6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, Rshall be in thine heart:
Deuteronomy 6:7 RAnd thou shalt Tteach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deuteronomy 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
Deuteronomy 6:9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Deuteronomy 6:10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the Rland which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
Deuteronomy 6:11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; Rwhen thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Deuteronomy 6:12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of Tbondage.
Deuteronomy 6:13 Thou shalt Rfear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 6:14 Ye shall Rnot go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
Deuteronomy 6:15 (For the LORD thy God Ris a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 6:16 Ye shall not Rtempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
Deuteronomy 6:17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
Deuteronomy 6:18 And thou Rshalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers.
Deuteronomy 6:19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
Deuteronomy 6:20 And Rwhen thy son asketh thee Tin time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
Deuteronomy 6:21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, RWe were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
Deuteronomy 6:22 And the LORD Rshewed signs and wonders, great and Tsore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
Deuteronomy 6:23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, Rto give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
Deuteronomy 6:24 And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, Rfor our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
Deuteronomy 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 6:1–9 — Love the LORD and teach his words
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel is told to love the one LORD with heart, soul, and might. His words are to remain in their hearts and be taught through ordinary family life, rather than confined to an occasional ceremony.
Key Truth: Love for God is expressed in daily attention to his word.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete Israel's confession: 'The LORD our God is ___ LORD.' (Deuteronomy 6:4)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:4 (KJV).
2. With what three things should Israel love the LORD? (Deuteronomy 6:5)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:5 (KJV).
3. To whom should God's words be taught diligently? (Deuteronomy 6:7)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 6:10–19 — Remember the giver of the good land
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Comfort in houses, fields, and provision Israel did not build must not lead to forgetting the LORD who delivered them. Moses warns against following other gods and against testing God as Israel had done at Massah.
Key Truth: Prosperity should deepen gratitude rather than erase remembrance of God.
Check What You Remember
1. From what country had the LORD brought Israel out? (Deuteronomy 6:12)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:12 (KJV).
2. Whom should Israel fear and serve? (Deuteronomy 6:13)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:13 (KJV).
3. At what place had they tempted the LORD? (Deuteronomy 6:16)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:16 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 6:20–25 — Explain the meaning to the next generation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
When a child asks why Israel keeps God's commands, the answer begins with deliverance from slavery. The laws are connected to the LORD's saving acts and his purpose for their good, preserving both memory and obedience.
Key Truth: Teaching children God's commands includes explaining his acts of deliverance.
Check What You Remember
1. Whose bondmen had Israel been in Egypt? (Deuteronomy 6:21)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:21 (KJV).
2. What did the LORD show upon Egypt, Pharaoh, and his household? (Deuteronomy 6:22)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:22 (KJV).
3. For what enduring purpose did the LORD command these statutes? (Deuteronomy 6:24)
Find it in Deuteronomy 6:24 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the teaching instruction make remembrance part of daily life?
2. What danger follows receiving cities, houses, wells, and vineyards Israel did not make?
3. How is a child’s question about the statutes to be answered?
4. What purpose joins being brought out of Egypt with being brought into the land?
5. What combination follows the warning against tempting the LORD?
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