Deuteronomy 11:29

"and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn away out of the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known."

Key Reflection

Deuteronomy 11:29 warns the Israelites about the consequences of disobeying God's commands. If they fail to listen and deviate from the path laid out by God, choosing instead to worship other gods, they will incur a curse. This verse underscores the importance of remaining faithful to the covenant God has established with them, highlighting the severe repercussions for straying from His commandments in a society deeply rooted in the practice and belief of monotheism.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim -literally, thou shalt give, i. e., “give” utterance to it. On the ceremony seeDeuteronomy 27:14ff. Mount Gerizim, barren like Ebal, was probably selected as the hill of benediction because it was the southernmost of the two, the south being the region, according to Hebrew ideas, of light, and so of life and blessing. The situation of the mountains is described more accurately inDeuteronomy 11:30. The words “by the way where the sun goeth down,” should run, beyond the road of the west; i. e., on the further side of the main track which ran from Syria and Damascus to Jerusalem and Egypt through the center of Palestine.

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