Tag Archives: Deuteronomy 24:9

We turn now to the wilderness road, where memory is not merely a faculty of the mind but a covenantal obligation. In this verse from Deuteronomy—uttered in the final discourse of Moses—we encounter a command that binds divine action to human recollection. It is a summons to remember, and through that remembrance, to learn.

μνήσθητι ὅσα ἐποίησεν κύριος ὁ θεός σου τῇ Μαριαμ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκπορευομένων ὑμῶν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου

This verse issues a directive that intertwines theological history with ethical formation. At its heart lies a verb of profound psychological and grammatical depth: μνήσθητι, an imperative form that demands active recall—not passive recollection, but deliberate moral engagement.… Learn Koine Greek