Pentecost Season · Proper 17 · Year B
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Keep the Commandments Diligently
August 29, 2027
Overview & Insights
"You must observe them diligently, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples." (Deuteronomy 4:6)
Moses urges Israel to obey the statutes and ordinances without adding or taking away, for keeping them is their wisdom before the nations, and to guard themselves so they do not forget what they have seen.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on keeping the commandments for the semicontinuous track.
Enduring Word: Deuteronomy 4 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on Moses' call to obedience.
Precept Austin: Deuteronomy 4 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed study gathering many commentators on the call to keep the law.
CEP: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on the wisdom of keeping the statutes.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to Moses' charge to hear and obey.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Deuteronomy Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the book of Deuteronomy.
Sefaria: Deuteronomy 4 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: Deuteronomy 4 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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