Deuteronomy 4:9

“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;”

"Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;" - Deuteronomy 4:9
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What does Deuteronomy 4:9 mean?

Deuteronomy 4:9 in the King James Version reads, "Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons." This…

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Remembering for Generations: A Call to Diligence

Deuteronomy 4:9 in the King James Version states, "Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;" This…

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A Prayer for Remembrance and Diligence

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in prayer, I am reminded of the profound instruction found in Deuteronomy 4:9: "Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days…

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Deuteronomy 4:9 - "Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;"
Deuteronomy 9:4 - "Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee."
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Deuteronomy 32:9 - "For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."
Deuteronomy 3:9 - "(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)"
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Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 6:9 - "And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."
Deuteronomy 4:44 - "¶ And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:"
Deuteronomy 33:4 - "Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob."
Deuteronomy 12:4 - "Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God."
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 6:4 - "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 9:24 - "Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you."
Deuteronomy 12:9 - "For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you."
Deuteronomy 4:24 - "For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God."
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 4:41 - "¶ Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;"
Deuteronomy 14:4 - "These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,"
Deuteronomy 25:4 - "¶ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn."
Deuteronomy 14:9 - "¶ These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:"
Deuteronomy 29:9 - "Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do."
Deuteronomy 5:4 - "The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"