📖 Deuteronomy — Chapter 5 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 5:1 And Moses called Rall Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and Tkeep, and do them.
Deuteronomy 5:2 RThe LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deuteronomy 5:3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
Deuteronomy 5:4 The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
Deuteronomy 5:5 (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
Deuteronomy 5:6 RI am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of Tbondage.
Deuteronomy 5:7 RThou shalt have none other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 5:8 Thou shalt not make thee any Rgraven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Deuteronomy 5:9 Thou Rshalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
Deuteronomy 5:10 And Rshewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Deuteronomy 5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
Deuteronomy 5:13 RSix days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
Deuteronomy 5:14 But the seventh day is Rthe sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Deuteronomy 5:15 And Rremember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Deuteronomy 5:16 RHonour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 5:17 RThou shalt not kill.
Deuteronomy 5:18 RNeither shalt thou commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 5:19 RNeither shalt thou steal.
Deuteronomy 5:20 RNeither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 5:21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Deuteronomy 5:22 RThese words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
Deuteronomy 5:23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
Deuteronomy 5:24 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and Rwe have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
Deuteronomy 5:25 Now therefore why should we die? for Rthis great fire will consume us: if we Thear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
Deuteronomy 5:26 For Rwho is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
Deuteronomy 5:27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
Deuteronomy 5:28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: Rthey have well said all that they have spoken.
Deuteronomy 5:29 RO that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Deuteronomy 5:30 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.
Deuteronomy 5:31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
Deuteronomy 5:32 Ye shall Robserve to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Deuteronomy 5:33 Ye shall Rwalk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 5:1–21 — The covenant commandments
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Moses recalls the covenant at Horeb and repeats the Ten Commandments. These commands join exclusive worship of the LORD with responsibilities toward family, neighbors, life, marriage, property, and truthful testimony.
Key Truth: Covenant faithfulness includes worship and the way neighbors are treated.
Check What You Remember
1. What other gods were Israel allowed to have before the LORD? (Deuteronomy 5:7)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:7 (KJV).
2. What day were they commanded to keep holy? (Deuteronomy 5:12)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:12 (KJV).
3. Whom were they commanded to honour? (Deuteronomy 5:16)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:16 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 5:22–27 — A mediator requested
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
After hearing the LORD's voice from the fire, the people fear that hearing it again will bring death. They ask Moses to receive God's words and relay them, promising to hear and do what the LORD says.
Key Truth: Hearing God's word calls for an obedient response, not merely an awareness of his greatness.
Check What You Remember
1. On how many stone tables were the commandments written? (Deuteronomy 5:22)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:22 (KJV).
2. From what did the people hear God's voice? (Deuteronomy 5:24)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:24 (KJV).
3. Who did the people ask to draw near and hear the LORD's words for them? (Deuteronomy 5:27)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:27 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 5:28–33 — A heart to obey
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD approves the people's request and expresses his desire that they fear him and keep his commandments. Moses is to receive the instructions, and the people are to walk in God's commanded way without turning aside.
Key Truth: Lasting obedience requires a heart that fears the LORD.
Check What You Remember
1. What did the LORD desire the people to do with his commandments? (Deuteronomy 5:29)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:29 (KJV).
2. To whose dwelling places were the people told to return? (Deuteronomy 5:30)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:30 (KJV).
3. To which sides were the people told not to turn aside? (Deuteronomy 5:32)
Find it in Deuteronomy 5:32 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the sabbath command extend rest within the household?
2. What remembered event is expressly linked to keeping the sabbath here?
3. What tension explains the people’s request for Moses to hear for them?
4. How does the LORD’s response distinguish words from enduring obedience?
5. What contrasting instructions are given to the people and Moses?
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