Deuteronomy 27 Cursings

seekeroftruth

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Deuteronomy 27:9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God. 10 Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you today.”

11 On the same day Moses commanded the people:

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 And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.

14 The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

15 “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

16 “Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

17 “Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

18 “Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

19 “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

20 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

21 “Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

22 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

23 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

24 “Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

25 “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

26 “Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”​

This is from the easy English site.

Moses divided the people into two groups when they declared publicly the curses and blessings. This passage gives only the curses. The blessings probably were the opposite of the curses. Six of the tribes stood on Mount Gerizim, which was the southern hill. They were the tribes who were descendants of Rachel and Leah. The other 6 tribes stood on Mount Ebal, which was the northern hill. They were the tribes who were the descendants of the servants of Rachel and Leah. They also included the tribe of Zebulun and the tribe of Reuben. The blessings and curses were on behalf of all the tribes. They were not just on behalf of the tribes that repeated them. There were 12 curses because there were 12 tribes.

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Did you notice verse 18.... IMHO, anyone who would do that is just plain rude!

It didn't get much, if any, review by the commentaries. I found a little blurb in GodVine. I guess the fact that GodVine is a verse by verse commentary... they had to say something.


The blind to wander out of the way - A sin against the sixth commandment. See on Exodus 20:13

Can you imagine, taking a blind person out in the middle of no where and setting them loose. They could get run over by a car, fall off a cliff, or get lost. It's rude as well as mean and dangerous. Who would do such a thing? No wonder anyone who did that would be cursed.

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