Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 4:35
You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab, recounting the Exodus deliverance to establish the basis for covenant obedience before they cross the Jordan.
The words — The verb הָרְאֵ֣תָ (ha.re.'E.ta) renders "you were shown," denoting a past, public demonstration, while אֵ֥ין ('ein) translates literally as "there not," forming the negative clause that excludes all rival deities.
The thread — This assertion of exclusive divinity recurs in Isaiah 45:5 and 1 Samuel 2:2, where the LORD is identified as the only God and the sole Rock with no equal.
Why it lands — The text records a witnessed historical act to produce knowledge of Yahweh’s unique identity, requiring the reader to acknowledge His sole authority and reject competing claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- 1 Samuel 2:2 There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- Isaiah 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
- Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
- Isaiah 44:8 Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
- Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
- Psalms 83:18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Isaiah 45:22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Exodus 15:11 Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?