Deuteronomy 30:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 30:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 30:20 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 30:20 — KJV
“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
— Deuteronomy 30:20 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 30:20 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 30:20
“And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 30:20: lord, god, land
“Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. set: Heb. given”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 30:20: lord, land, sware
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 30:20: lord, god, land
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 30:20: lord, land, sware
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 30:20: lord, obey, voice
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