LORD = Jehovah. “ Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.”. BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. A further provision was made for the earnest inculcation of them on the minds of the young by a system of parental training, which was designed to associate religion with all the most familiar and oft-recurring scenes of domestic life. Deuteronomy 6:12, ESV: "then take care lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." (be careful, lest thou forget the Lord, who led thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude, or of slavery.) Indeed, it is precisely the same basis on which rests the purer and more spiritual form of it which Christianity exhibits (Mt 22:37; Mr 12:30; Lu 10:27). דברים), "the words [of Moses]", and the fifth book of the Christian Old Testament, where it is also known as the Fifth Book of Moses.. 1865-1868. 6, God gives Moses instructions to give to Israel. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. (Haydock). Moses had too long experienced the temper of his countrymen, not to be jealous of their falling into this extreme; therefore, he strongly warns them against the unhappy influence of ease and prosperity, when peacefully possessed of the promised land. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. (Note: The Jewish custom of the Medusah is nothing but a formal and outward observance founded upon this command. Deuteronomy 6:12 be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Should we, with the fed hawk, forget our master? Then beware lest you forget the LORD, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Ver. The book of Devarim in the Old Testament derived its name from two separate Greek words. 1859. Deuteronomy 8:11. Finding the new version too difficult to understand? Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. It is probable that Moses used the phraseology in De 6:7 merely in a figurative way, to signify assiduous, earnest, and frequent instruction; and perhaps he meant the metaphorical language in De 6:8 to be taken in the same sense also. The Book of Deuteronomy (literally "second law" from Greek deuteros + nomos) is the fifth book of the Jewish Torah, where it is called Devarim (Heb. Kirchl. Deuteronomy 6:4(NASB) Verse Thoughts Following the judgements in Eden, the flood and the tower of Babel man continued to rebel against the Lord and delighted to serve and worship the creation rather than the Creator, and so God took the little nation of Israel to be His chosen people.. BibliographyClarke, Adam. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:12". "E.W. (2) a false tolerance of the idolatries practiced by those about to become their neighbors. See Proverbs 30:8-9. Postquam locupletati sumus, saith Luther, hanc odiosam particulam addimus, Ego feci; We are no sooner grown rich, but we are apt to utter that ugly word, This I may thank myself for. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. 12. Deuteronomy 6:12 [Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Jud. The Ten Commandments are recounted in ch. Deutero (2nd in Greek) and Nomos (Law in Greek). BibliographyGill, John. which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; into a land abounding with all the above good things, and therefore under the highest obligations to remember the Lord and his kindnesses, and to serve and glorify him: Exodus 20:2. The form was as follows: Four pieces of parchment, inscribed, the first with Ex 13:2-10; the second with Ex 13:11-16; the third with De 6:1-8; and the fourth with De 11:18-21, were enclosed in a square case or box of tough skin, on the side of which was placed the Hebrew letter (shin), and bound round the forehead with a thong or ribbon. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/deuteronomy-6.html. BibliographyBeza, Theodore. "Before I was afflicted," says David, "I went astray;" and had it not been for poverty and affliction, as instruments in the hands of God's grace, multitudes of souls now happy in heaven would have been wretched in hell. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, Syriac, add "thy God". Our Saviour seems to apply this to his disciples, in a spiritual sense, remarking that Moses and the prophets had prepared the way for them. De 6:1-25. Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them … whither ye go to possess it—The grand design of all the institutions prescribed to Israel was to form a religious people, whose national character should be distinguished by that fear of the Lord their God which would ensure their divine observance of His worship and their steadfast obedience to His will. Moreover, to help in keeping a sense of religion in their minds, it was commanded that its great principles should be carried about with them wherever they went, as well as meet their eyes every time they entered their homes. Lest thou forget the Lord. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:12". (20) What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments. These, it has been conjectured, Moses intended to supersede by substituting sentences of the law; and so the Hebrews understood him, for they have always considered the wearing of the Tephilim, or frontlets, a permanent obligation. Deuteronomy 6:12, KJV: "Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage." 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. To get what Deuteronomy 6:12 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. It must however be granted that extreme poverty is as injurious to religion as excessive affluence. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. 12. See Proverbs 30:8-9. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/deuteronomy-6.html. Ver. He is to exhort the Israelites regarding God’s law. 1599-1645. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/deuteronomy-6.html. "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". With regard to the other usage supposed to be alluded to, the ancient Egyptians had the lintels and imposts of their doors and gates inscribed with sentences indicative of a favorable omen [Wilkinson]; and this is still the case, for in Egypt and other Mohammedan countries, the front doors of houses (in Cairo, for instance) are painted red, white, and green, bearing conspicuously inscribed upon them such sentences from the Koran, as "God is the Creator," "God is one, and Mohammed is his prophet." The book recounts the teachings and events of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. 1909-1922. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:12". BibliographyTorrey, R. A. Deuteronomy 6:12 [Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Hebrew bondmen, put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for their bondage. Full. Go to. —These three words appear for the first time together in the introduction to this discourse (Deuteronomy 4:45).The Law, or Torah, includes charges, and institutions, and requirements. BibliographyTrapp, John. bondage. Lest thou forget the Lord.] God knows this well; and therefore, in his love to man, makes comparative poverty and frequent affliction his general lot. But as the Israelites interpreted it literally, many writers suppose that a reference was made to a superstitious custom borrowed from the Egyptians, who wore jewels and ornamental trinkets on the forehead and arm, inscribed with certain words and sentences, as amulets to protect them from danger. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/deuteronomy-6.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/deuteronomy-6.html. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". The former error Moses strives to guard against in the verses before us; the latter in Deuteronomy 7:1-11. "That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I …