Deuteronomy 30:2 Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:2

2: If at that time you return to the LORD your God, and you and your children begin wholeheartedly to obey all the commands I have given you today,

But if you return to me and obey my commands, even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.'

That is why the LORD says, "Turn to me now, while there is time! Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager not to punish you.

Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn again in repentance to the LORD.

do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul.

Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion according to the greatness of his unfailing love.

"Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on all the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.

There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone, gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
From there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
"When those bitter days have come upon you far in the future, you will finally return to the LORD your God and listen to what he tells you.
For the LORD your God is merciful--he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.

Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for your sins have brought you down.
Bring your petitions, and return to the LORD. Say to him, "Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you the sacrifice of praise.
Assyria cannot save us, nor can our strength in battle. Never again will we call the idols we have made `our gods.' No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy."

And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

But afterward the people will return to the LORD their God and to David's descendant, their king. They will come trembling in awe to the LORD, and they will receive his good gifts in the last days.

"Come, let us return to the LORD! He has torn us in pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.
In just a short time, he will restore us so we can live in his presence.

But in spite of all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry," says the LORD.

I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.

May I be blameless in keeping your principles; then I will never have to be ashamed.

The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD, and King David was filled with joy.

O Jerusalem, cleanse your hearts that you may be saved. How long will you harbor your evil thoughts?

You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.

Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
Let the people turn from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

May God's grace be upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

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