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Psalm 147:19
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
18He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
20He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
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Jacob and Israel are named as recipients of God's word, making knowledge of his commands a gift with a history and a people.
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Psalm 103:7He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel.Both psalms describe God making something known to Israel: his word and ordinances here, his ways and deeds in Psalm 103.
Romans 9:4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;Both passages name Israel as the recipient of God's gifts, with statutes and ordinances corresponding to the giving of the law.
John 4:22You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.Both passages connect knowledge of God with the Jewish people; John also speaks of salvation coming from the Jews.
Malachi 4:4“Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.Both passages name statutes and ordinances given to Israel; Malachi identifies them with the law commanded to Moses at Horeb.
Psalm 78:5For he established a covenant in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;Both psalms name Jacob and Israel as recipients of God's instruction; Psalm 78 adds the command to teach it to their children.
Deuteronomy 33:2–4He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a …God's law links these passages: the psalm describes his ordinances being revealed, while Deuteronomy describes a fiery law at his right hand.
Deuteronomy 5:22The LORD spoke these words to all your assembly on the mountain out of the middle of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice. He …Both passages describe God communicating his words; Deuteronomy recounts his voice before the assembly and his writing on stone tablets.
Deuteronomy 5:31But as for you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandments, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which you shall teach them, that they may do …Statutes and ordinances appear in both passages as God's own instruction, with Deuteronomy specifying that they are to be taught and done.
Deuteronomy 4:45These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt,Both passages name statutes and ordinances for Israel; Deuteronomy identifies Moses as the speaker after the people came out of Egypt.
Romans 3:2Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.God's revealed words are something received: the psalm names Israel, and Romans speaks of being entrusted with the revelations of God.
Psalm 76:1For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.Israel is named in both psalms as a people among whom God is known through what he makes known.
Exodus 20:1–21God spoke all these words, saying,The shared thread is God communicating words; the supplied Exodus opening does not yet identify their content or recipients.
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The God whose word melts ice also makes his commands known to Israel. His rule over creation includes his care to speak to a people.
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