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deuteronomy 27 Moses and the elders charge the people to build an altar to God, and to offer on it burnt offerings . Moses charges the people that half of the tribes are to stand on Mount Gerizim (pictured, left) when the blessings are spoken , and half the tribes stand on Mount Ebal (pictured, right) when the curses are spoken.
Deuteronomy 11:29 cannot say so merely to teach where the Israelites were to say the blessings and curses, as Deuteronomy 27:12–13 already says, "These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people . . . and these shall stand upon Mount Ebal for the curse."
The present position of these explicit blessings and curses, within a larger narrative of promise, and a far larger narrative of threat (respectively), is considered to have been an editorial decision for the post-exilic second version of Deuteronomy (Dtr2), to reflect the deuteronomist's worldview after the Babylonian exile had occurred. [7]
A commentary in the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges argues that "the face of Gerizim, the mount of blessing, is the more fertile; the opposite face of Ebal, the mount of curse, much the more bare", [13] but the Pulpit Commentary states that both Gerizim and Ebal are "equally barren-looking, though neither is wholly destitute of culture ...
Patrick D. Miller in his commentary on Deuteronomy suggests that different views of the structure of the book will lead to different views on what it is about. [4] The structure is often described as a series of three speeches or sermons (chapters 1:1–4:43, 4:44–29:1, 29:2–30:20) followed by a number of short appendices [5] or some kind of epilogue (31:1–34:12), consist of commission ...
Moses pronounces great blessings of prosperity over Israel if they obey God, and horrible curses of violent suffering and destruction if they do not. PEOPLE: Moses – יהוה YHVH God – Israelites. PLACES: The Israelites are camped east of the Jordan River in Moab (Deuteronomy 1)
A suggested comparison of the treaty structure with the book of Deuteronomy is as follows: Preamble (cf. Deuteronomy 1:1–4) Historical prologue (cf. Deuteronomy 1:5–3:29) Stipulations (cf. Deuteronomy 4–26) Document clause (cf. Deuteronomy 27) List of gods as witnesses (notably lacking in Deuteronomy) Sanctions: curses and blessings (cf ...
Unlike the suzerainty treaty, the Decalogue does not have any witness nor explicit blessings and curses. [26] The fullest account of the Mosaic covenant is given in the book of Deuteronomy. God gave the children of Israel the Shabbat as the permanent sign of this covenant. [27]