Deuteronômio 32
John Trapp · Citado em PreceptAustin
Deuteronômio 32
Trapp - God’s favour is no empty favour, it is not like the winter sun, that casts a goodly countenance when it shines, but gives little comfort and heat. Handbook of Deuteronomy no vain thing - It is no trifle for you, but it is your life: see 30:20. This emphasizes the seriousness of the matter; what Moses has taught the people is not something insignificant that they can take or leave. Their very existence as a people depends on their obedience to the Law. CEV has a helpful model: “The Law isn’t empty words. It can give you long life.…” Thereby you shall live long in the land: see 30:20. Thereby means “by means of it” and refers to obeying the Law, and TEV has “Obey them [the teachings] and you will live.…” Possess: see 1:8. For parallels see 4:26, 40. indeed it is your life - What does Moses (and the Spirit Who inspired him) equate with "your life"? The Word of God! (Cp Dt 8:3, Dt 30:15, 19-20) The Word points to life and gives life to those who follow the instruction. The word is the means by which you can experience full life. What does this mean practically? You need to take it to heart (memorize it) and then you need to observe it carefully. In the New Testament this is made possible by continually relying on the power of the Holy Spirit to carry out the instructions of the word. Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. -- Pr 4:13 James says it this way "But prove (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves." (James 1:22+). Life Application Study Bible - The Bible can sit on your bookshelf and gather dust, or you can make it a vital part of your life by regularly setting aside time to study it. When you discover the wisdom of God's message, you will want to apply it to your life and pass it on to your family and others. The Bible is not merely good reading-it's real help for real life. If we were fully persuaded of that God's Word is our life, how different we would be our intake (time in the Word) and our output (Spirit enabled conduct in obedience to the Word)!
Deuteronômio 32:46-47
Trapp - God’s favour is no empty favour, it is not like the winter sun, that casts a goodly countenance when it shines, but gives little comfort and heat. It is your life - What does Moses (and the Spirit Who inspired him) equate with "your life"? The Word of God! (Cp Dt 8:3, Dt 30:15, 19-20) The Word points to life and gives life to those who follow the instruction. Pr 4:13 Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. Peter makes a similar statement writing "seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence." (2Pe 1:3) Life Application Study Bible - The Bible can sit on your bookshelf and gather dust, or you can make it a vital part of your life by regularly setting aside time to study it. When you discover the wisdom of God's message, you will want to apply it to your life and pass it on to your family and others. The Bible is not merely good reading-it's real help for real life. If we were fully persuaded of that God's Word is our life, how different we would be our intake (time in the Word) and our output (Spirit enabled conduct in obedience to the Word)! This clear association of the Word of God and our life reminds me of the words Jesus used to deflect the verbal attack (temptation) of the devil - " But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’" (Mt 4:4, Lk 4:4) Compare the teaching in Dt 30:19-20 where Moses ““I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him (How do you hold fast to Him? By holding His Word, that it might hold you when trials and temptations come as we know they will); for (another term of explanation) this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.” In other words, by obeying the Word, one shows he loves the LORD his God and the result is life and blessing, not only in this life but in that to come! Hold on beloved for Jesus said "I am coming quickly." (Rev 22:12). Warren