Deuteronomy 4:7 KJV — MannaFest

Deuteronomy 4:7

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

KJV

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YLT

`For which is the great nation that hath God near unto it, as Jehovah our God, in all we have called unto him?

ASV

For what great nation is there, that hath a god so nigh unto them, as Jehovah our God is whensoever we call upon him?

WEB

For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

DBT

For what great nation is there that hathGod near to them as Jehovah ourGod is in everything we call upon him for?

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Psalms 145:18
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
2 Samuel 7:23
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

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Secondly, Those that call upon God shall certainly find him within call, and ready to give an answer of peace to every prayer of faith; see Isa. lviii. 9 , " Thou shalt cry, as the child for a nurse, and he shall say, Here I am, what does my dear child cry for?" Thirdly, This is a privilege which makes the Israel of God truly great and honourable.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Our communion with God (which is the highest honour and happiness we are capable of in this world) is kept up by the word and prayer; in both these Israel were happy above any people under heaven. [1.] Never were any people so privileged in speaking to God,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The former, their national advantages, are described (De 4:7, 8), and they were twofold: 1. God's readiness to hear and aid them at all times; and 2. the excellence of that religion in which they were instructed, set forth in the "statutes and judgments so righteous" which the law of Moses contained.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

So nigh - By glorious miracles, by the pledges of his special presence, by the operations of his grace, and particularly by his readiness to hear our prayers, and to give us those succors which we call upon him for.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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DEU 4:7JAS 4:8 PSA 145:18
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
DEU 4:7PSA 34:18 PSA 147:3
DEU 4:7PSA 145:18 JER 29:12-13
DEU 4:7JAS 4:8 HEB 10:22
DEU 4:7JAS 4:8 MAL 3:7
DEU 4:7PSA 34:18 ISA 57:15
DEU 4:7JAS 4:8 ZEC 1:3
DEU 4:7JAS 4:8 ISA 55:6-7

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