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Deuteronomy 17:19 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Deuteronomy 17:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 17 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:”
Deuteronomy 17:19 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:19
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life—Israel's king must personally own a Torah copy (written by his own hand from the priests' master copy, v. 18), keep it with him continually, and read therein daily. Unlike ancient Near Eastern monarchs who claimed divine status, Israel's king submitted to written revelation. The law governed him; he didn't transcend it.That he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law—Reading produces fear (יָרֵא, yare, reverent awe), which produces obedience. Psalm 1 echoes this: Blessed is the man whose d...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 17:19
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“but you shall meditate on it day and night”
“O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
“you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith”
“and they shall be for symbols between your eyes.”
“when Yahweh said to me”
“which I command you this day”