Deuteronomy 6:10-15

4. GOD NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN (Deuteronomy 6:10-15)

10 And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, 11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full; 12 then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 13 Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name. 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you; 15 for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 6:10-15

143.

Please notice the progress: EgyptDeliveranceMiraclesCanaan, eastConquestCanaan, west. Always in every state the present tense is used; by faith it has already happened! What lesson is there in this for us? Not if, but when!

144.

We are in a land (U. S. A.) of great and good cities which we (our generation) buildest not, houses full of good things which we did not fill, etc. The temptation and sin of Israel is ours; what is it?

145.

What is meant in Deuteronomy 6:13 thou shalt swear by His name.

146.

If God does not seem near to us or in the midst of us, what has happened?

AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 6:10-15

10 And when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you, with great and goodly cities, which you did not build,
11 And houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which you did not hew, and vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant and when you eat and are full,
12 Then beware lest you forget the Lord, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
13 You shall (reverently) fear the Lord your God, and serve Him, and swear by His name [and presence]
14 You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are round about you;
15 For the Lord your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you, and He destroy you from off the face of the earth.

COMMENT 6:10-15

See also Deuteronomy 8:11-18. Prosperity and abundance would tempt Israel away from their God. What more could they ask for than great and good cities which they did not build, houses full of good things, which they had not filled. Cisterns, laboriously hewn out of rock [cisterns cut in stoneGesenius]that they simply took over. Beautiful vineyards and olive grovesalready flourishingwere soon literally given to them by God. But they were no more than in the land, than they began to forget and forsake the very God whose hand had given it all!

How often in life have we, figuratively speaking, also inherited cities which we did not build, cisterns we did not hew out, houses full of all good things which we did not build or fill, vineyards and olive groves which we neither planted or cultivatedjust harvested! In short, we, as God's children, have inherited a great host of spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christblessings we did not earn and do not merit in any way! For by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man should glory (Ephesians 2:8-9). But because of this very fact, BEWARE LEST THOU FORGET JEHOVAH, for he has brought us also out of the house of bondage (Deuteronomy 6:12)the bondage of sin (Romans 6:14-18; Romans 6:22-23). May we not forget our redemption or Redeemer!

SHALT SWEAR BY HIS NAME (Deuteronomy 6:13)See under Deuteronomy 5:11)