SUMMARY OF CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN _Moses commands the people to write the law upon stones, when they shall come to the promised land, 1-3. And to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, 4; and to build an altar of unhewn stones, and to offer on it burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, 5-7. The words to be... [ Continue Reading ]
LESSON TWENTY-ONE DEUTERONOMY 27:1 TO DEUTERONOMY 28:68 III. THE THIRD DISCOURSE Future of Israel Foretold (Deuteronomy 27:1 to Deuteronomy 30:20) A. ALTAR TO BE BUILT UPON MOUNT EBAL FOR THE RECORDING OF GOD'S LAW (Deuteronomy 27:1-8) And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, sayi... [ Continue Reading ]
B. CURSES TO BE REPEATED FROM MT. EBAL (Deuteronomy 27:9-26) 9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel: This day thou art become the people of Jehovah thy God. 10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his comm... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGHT QUESTIONS 27:11-14 471. Why the choice of the tribes to bless? 472. What impression was this whole ceremony to make upon Israel? AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 27:11-14 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying. 12 These [tribes] shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGHT QUESTIONS 27:15-26 473. Try to imagine the great attraction of idolatry. There must have been some rationalization, attempt to express it. 474. What is meant by the use of the word light as used in Deuteronomy 27:16? 475. Are we to believe a man could be put to death for changing a pro... [ Continue Reading ]