Deuteronomy 6:24 (LSB)

Passage

So Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God for our good all our days and for our survival, as it is today.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:22 Moreover, Yahweh showed great and calamitous signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household;

Deuteronomy 6:23 But He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.’

Deuteronomy 6:24 So Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God for our good all our days and for our survival, as it is today.

Deuteronomy 6:25 And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, just as He commanded us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "commanded", "statutes", "fear", "good", "days", and "survival". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "commanded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "But He brought us out from there..." into verse 25's "And it will be righteousness for us...", so "yahweh" and "commanded" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "yahweh" and "commanded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.