Deuteronomy 17:18-20
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[18] It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites: [19] and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them; [20] that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land of Israel’s former slavery, from which the Lord redeemed them and brought them into Canaan. Though not named directly in these verses, its memory underscores why Israel’s king must live under God’s written law rather than rule independently or lead the people back toward bondage and unbelief.
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