Deuteronomy 6:24

And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God, that we may always be prosperous and preserved, as we are to this day.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab, recounting Yahweh’s deliverance from Egypt and the subsequent command to keep the covenant statutes. He positions this instruction as the necessary response to God’s oath to give them the land.

The words — The text states that Yahweh commanded the people to observe the statutes and fear Him. The verb וַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּ (va-yṣavvênū) means "and He commanded us," establishing divine authority as the origin of the law, while חֻקִּ֣ים (ḥuqqîm) denotes binding legal decrees.

The thread — The text links obedience and fear of God to preservation, a pattern that appears in Deuteronomy 10:12 and Jeremiah 32:39. The promise of being kept safe echoes the protective language found in Psalms 41:2.

Why it lands — The text explicitly ties the observance of every commandment to the people's ongoing prosperity and preservation. It requires active compliance with the revealed statutes as the practical expression of covenant reverence.

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The Hebrew words

וַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּva/y.tza.Ve./nuand/ he commanded/ us יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh לַעֲשׂוֹת֙la./'a.sOtto/ observe אֶת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-all הַחֻקִּ֣יםha./chu.Kimthe/ statutes הָאֵ֔לֶּהha./'E.leh<the>/ these לְיִרְאָ֖הle./yir.'Ahto/ fear אֶת־'et-<obj.>יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei./nuGod/ our לְט֥וֹבle./Tovfor/ goodלָ֙נוּ֙la./nuof/ usכָּל־kol-all הַיָּמִ֔יםhai./ya.Mimthe/ days לְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּle./chai.yo.Te./nuto/ preserve alive/ us כְּהַיּ֥וֹםke./hai./Yomas/ the/ day הַזֶּֽה׃ha./Zeh<the>/ this

King James Version

And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Psalms 41:2 The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Isaiah 3:10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Deuteronomy 4:1 Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
Deuteronomy 8:1 You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
Romans 10:5 For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
Romans 6:21 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
Deuteronomy 4:4 But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.
Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.