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The Orthodox Study Bible: Notes is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Orthodox Study Bible presents the Bible of the early church and the church of the early Bible. Orthodox Christianity is the face of ancient Christianity to the modern world and embraces the second largest body of Christians in the world. In this first-of-its-kind study Bible, the Bible is presented with commentary from the ancient Christian perspective that speaks to those Christians who seek...

8:1 Under the Law of Moses, every commandment was to be kept if the people were to live and prosper in the land of promise. Great care was to be exercised in keeping them. How much more is this true under the Law of Christ in the New Testament. We are responsible through His grace to keep all His commandments. 8:2, 5 The Lord dealt harshly with Israel in the desert as a test, for testing under pressure has a way of revealing what is in the heart. The test in each case reveals obedience or disobedience
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