Bible Strands
Leviticus 25:18
You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the Israelites through Moses during wilderness instructions on land Sabbaths and economic conduct. The command follows a warning against mutual exploitation and precedes a promise of agricultural yield.
The words — The Hebrew verbs תִּשְׁמְרוּ (tishmeru, "you will keep") and עֲשִׂיתֶם (aśitem, "you will do") frame the dual imperative to preserve statutes and practice judgments. These terms require active, repeated obedience rather than one-time compliance.
The thread — The pattern of covenant obedience producing secure dwelling appears in Proverbs 1:33 and Jeremiah 23:6, while Deuteronomy 12:10 ties safe habitation to possessing the inherited land. These references trace a consistent biblical sequence where fidelity to divine instruction grounds communal stability.
Why it lands — The text demands concrete adherence to prescribed statutes as the condition for stable residence in the land. It requires readers to align daily conduct with divine boundaries to secure communal peace.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 12:10 When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,
- Proverbs 1:33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
- Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Leviticus 26:3 If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,
- Psalms 4:8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
- Leviticus 19:37 You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”
- Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- Ezekiel 33:24 “Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
- Ezekiel 34:25 I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
- Deuteronomy 33:12 Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”