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Text -- Deuteronomy 27:1-19 (NET)
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Context
The Assembly at Shechem
27:1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people : “Pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today .
27:2 When you cross the Jordan River to the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must erect great stones and cover them with plaster .
27:3 Then you must inscribe on them all the words of this law when you cross over , so that you may enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey just as the Lord , the God of your ancestors , said to you.
27:4 So when you cross the Jordan you must erect on Mount Ebal these stones about which I am commanding you today , and you must cover them with plaster .
27:5 Then you must build an altar there to the Lord your God , an altar of stones – do not use an iron tool on them.
27:6 You must build the altar of the Lord your God with whole stones and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God .
27:7 Also you must offer fellowship offerings and eat them there , rejoicing before the Lord your God .
27:8 You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law , making them clear .”
27:9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel : “Be quiet and pay attention , Israel . Today you have become the people of the Lord your God .
27:10 You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today .”
27:11 Moreover, Moses commanded the people that day :
27:12 “The following tribes must stand to bless the people on Mount Gerizim when you cross the Jordan : Simeon , Levi , Judah , Issachar , Joseph , and Benjamin .
27:13 And these other tribes must stand for the curse on Mount Ebal : Reuben , Gad , Asher , Zebulun , Dan , and Naphtali .
The Covenant Curses
27:14 “The Levites will call out to every Israelite with a loud voice :
27:15 ‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image – something abhorrent to the Lord , the work of the craftsman – and sets it up in a secret place .’ Then all the people will say , ‘Amen !’
27:16 ‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother .’ Then all the people will say , ‘Amen !’
27:17 ‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ Then all the people will say , ‘Amen !’
27:18 ‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road .’ Then all the people will say , ‘Amen !’
27:19 ‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner , the orphan , and the widow .’ Then all the people will say , ‘Amen !’
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Gerizim |
Curses of the Mosaic Law |
Instruction |
Law |
DEUTERONOMY |
Word of God |
MOSES |
Obedience |
Amen |
JOSHUA (2) |
EDUCATION |
Reward |
Ebal |
Worship |
WRITING, 2 |
APOSTASY; APOSTATE |
LIME |
Responsive Religious Service |
COVENANT, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Ambush |
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NET Notes: Deu 27:2 Heb “plaster” (so KJV, ASV; likewise in v. 4). In the translation “cover” has been used for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: Deu 27:4 Smr reads “Mount Gerizim” for the MT reading “Mount Ebal” to justify the location of the Samaritan temple there in the postexi...
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NET Notes: Deu 27:10 Heb “listen to the voice of the Lord your God.” Here “listen” (NAB “hearken”) means “obey” (cf. KJV, A...
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NET Notes: Deu 27:12 The word “tribes” has been supplied here and in the following verse in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Deu 27:15 Or “So be it!” The term is an affirmation expressing agreement with the words of the Levites.
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