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NASB | Deuteronomy 28:1 "Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 28:1 "Now it shall be, if you diligently listen to and obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all of His commandments which I am commanding you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. |
Bible Question: If this is what God commands us to do, why should we settle for not having enough or not enough? |
Bible Answer: Blessings received at Deuteronomy 28:1 were contingent on "if you without fail listen to the voice...." If they obeyed God would take superior care of their needs and wholesome desires. However notice what verse 15 says "but if you will not listen to the voice..." verses 16-67 relate the horrid conditions. The nations around them no doubt had material comforts much like people today who may not "listen" to God's commands but are they truly happy? Romans 1:24-28 gives the sad condition. Isaiah 48:18,19 shows how to benefit.Also note what 1timothy 6:7 says"for we have brought nothing into the world,and neither can we carry anything out. But the plight of those determined to be rich verses 5-12. |