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    Deuteronomy 27

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    The Levites announce a procession of curses—from secret idols and wandering blind men to incest, hidden murder, and bribery—and after every one the entire people answer, “Amen!”

    Stones, plaster, and an untooled altarvv. 1–10

    Moses and the elders begin with the crossing of the Jordan. Large stones are to be plastered and covered with every word of the law, while Mount Ebal receives an altar made of uncut stones—an altar that must be spared the attentions of an iron tool. Burnt offerings and peace offerings follow, with eating and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD. Then Moses and the Levitical priests call for silence: Israel has become the people of the LORD, and the law is to be obeyed.

    Two mountains and a very comprehensive Amenvv. 11–26

    On the day of the great arrangement, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin stand on Mount Gerizim to bless, while Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse. The Levites then proclaim each one aloud to every Israelite. The list moves from a hidden idol to dishonouring parents, tampering with a boundary stone, abandoning a blind man on the road, and withholding justice from the foreigner, fatherless, or widow. It continues through violations of marriage, kinship, and even the human-animal boundary, before arriving at secret killing, bribery to kill the innocent, and failure to practise the law. Every item, however startling or ordinary its setting, receives the same public reply: “Amen!”

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    1. Deut 27:1Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.

    2. Deut 27:2And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.

    3. Deut 27:3Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

    4. Deut 27:4And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.

    5. Deut 27:5Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.

    6. Deut 27:6You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.

    7. Deut 27:7There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.

    8. Deut 27:8And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”

    9. Deut 27:9Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.

    10. Deut 27:10You shall therefore obey the voice of the LORD your God and follow His commandments and statutes I am giving you today.”

    11. Deut 27:11On that day Moses commanded the people:

    12. Deut 27:12“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

    13. Deut 27:13And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

    14. Deut 27:14Then the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite:

    15. Deut 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    16. Deut 27:16‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    17. Deut 27:17‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    18. Deut 27:18‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    19. Deut 27:19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    20. Deut 27:20‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    21. Deut 27:21‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    22. Deut 27:22‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    23. Deut 27:23‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    24. Deut 27:24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    25. Deut 27:25‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    26. Deut 27:26‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’’’

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    • 26Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
    • 19Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
    • 16Leviticus 19:3Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
    • 15Exodus 34:17You shall make no molten gods for yourselves.
    • 16Exodus 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
    • 17Deuteronomy 19:14You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
    • 19Deuteronomy 24:17Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
    • 3Joshua 8:32And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
    • 5Exodus 20:25Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
    • 8Habakkuk 2:2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
    • 101 Peter 1:14–16As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
    • 10Deuteronomy 11:1You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.
    • 15Leviticus 19:4Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.
    • 15Deuteronomy 5:8You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
    • 18Leviticus 19:14You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
    • 19Exodus 22:21–24You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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