Deuteronomy 4:5-6 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me… I. AS A NATION WE ENJOY VALUABLE ADVANTAGES AND BLESSINGS. 1. Liberty. 2. Political power and eminence. 3. Diffusion of God's Word. Number and influence of pious and holy men. II. THAT OUR VALUABLE ADVANTAGES AND BLESSINGS AS A NATION PLACE US UNDER MOMENTOUS OBLIGATIONS TO THE GOD BY WHOM THEY WERE BESTOWED. 1. An obligation to gratitude. 2. An obligation to repentance. 3. An obligation to the maintenance and diffusion of Divine truth. (Dr. Parsons.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. |