Psalm 147:19 - Easy To Read Version God gave his commands to Jacob (Israel).\par God gave his laws and rules to Israel.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his judgments unto Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. [Mal. 4:4.] American Standard Version (1901) He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel. Common English Bible God proclaims his word to Jacob; his statutes and rules to Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel. |
Ezra came to Jerusalem from Babylon. Ezra was a teacher. {\cf2\super [45]} He knew the Law of Moses very well. The Law of Moses was given by the Lord, the God of Israel. King Artaxerxes gave Ezra everything he asked for because the Lord was with Ezra.
God taught his laws to Moses.\par God let Israel see the powerful things\par he can do!\par
People in Judah know God.\par People in Israel respect God’s name.\par
The Lord made an Agreement with Jacob. {\cf2\super [440]} \par God gave the Law to Israel.\par God gave the commands to our ancestors. {\cf2\super [441]} \par He told our ancestors {\cf2\super [442]} to teach the Law\par to their descendants. {\cf2\super [443]} \par
Then I gave them my laws. I told them all my rules. If a person obeys those rules, then he will live.
Even if I wrote 10,000 laws for Ephraim,\par he would treat them like they were\par for some stranger.\par
“Remember and obey the law of Moses. Moses was my servant. I gave those laws and rules to him at Mount Horeb (Sinai). Those laws are for all the people of Israel.”
Yes, the Jews have many special things. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.
They are the people of Israel. {\cf2\super [73]} Those people (the Jews) are God’s chosen children. Those people have the glory of God and the agreements that God made between himself and his people. God gave them the law \{of Moses\} and the \{temple\} worship. And God gave his promises to those people (the Jews).
“Now, Israel, listen to the laws and to the commands that I teach you. Obey them and you will live. Then you can go in and take the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
Moses gave these teachings, laws, and rules to the people after they came out of Egypt.
And no other nation is great enough to have laws and rules as good as the teachings I give you today.
{Moses said,} “The Lord gave these commands to all of you when you were together there at the mountain. The Lord spoke with a loud voice that came from the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness. After he gave us these commands, he didn’t say any more. He wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
But you, Moses, stand here near me. I will tell you all the commands, laws, and rules that you must teach them. They must do these things in the land that I am giving them to live in.’
“These are the commands, the laws, and the rules that the Lord your God told me to teach you. Obey these laws in the land that you are entering to live in.