Deuteronomy 32:40

“For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.”

"For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever." - Deuteronomy 32:40
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What does Deuteronomy 32:40 mean?

Deuteronomy 32:40 (KJV) reads: "For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever." This verse is a declaration of the eternal nature of God. It is spoken by Moses, the leader of the Israelites, as a part of his farewell song to the people of Israel. In this song, Moses…

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Eternal Declarations: Living in the Promise of God's Foreverness

In Deuteronomy 32:40, we come across a powerful declaration made by God through the words of Moses: "For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever." This profound statement encapsulates multiple dimensions of God's nature, His promises, and our response as His…

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A Prayer of Eternal Commitment

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, my heart is filled with reverence and gratitude for the promises embodied in Your Word. I turn my gaze toward the heavens, and I lift my hands in acknowledgment of Your greatness, just as it is written in Deuteronomy 32:40, "For I…

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Deuteronomy 32:40 - "For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever."
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Deuteronomy 32:32 - "For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:"
Numbers 32:40 - "And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein."
Ezekiel 40:32 - "¶ And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures."
Deuteronomy 1:40 - "But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea."
Exodus 40:32 - "When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Deuteronomy 32:33 - "Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps."
Deuteronomy 32:48 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,"
Deuteronomy 32:28 - "For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them."
Deuteronomy 32:9 - "For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."
Deuteronomy 32:45 - "And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:"
Deuteronomy 1:32 - "Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,"
Deuteronomy 32:37 - "And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,"
Deuteronomy 32:29 - "O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!"
Deuteronomy 32:31 - "For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges."
Deuteronomy 32:12 - "So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him."
Deuteronomy 32:34 - "Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?"
Deuteronomy 32:16 - "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger."
Deuteronomy 32:5 - "They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation."
"For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:" - Deuteronomy 32:32
Deuteronomy 32:18 - "Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee."
Deuteronomy 32:23 - "I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them."
Deuteronomy 32:3 - "Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God."
Deuteronomy 2:32 - "Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz."
Deuteronomy 32:44 - "¶ And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun."