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DEU 11:8–11:32 ©

The promises and warnings

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11:8 The promises and warnings

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8And_keep DOM all the_commandment which I commanding_you the_day so_that you_all_may_be_strong and_go_in and_possess DOM the_earth/land where you_all [are]_about_to_pass_over  there_to to_possess_it.
9And_so_that you_all_may_prolong days on the_soil which he_swore YHWH to_fathers_your_all’s to_give to/for_them and_to_descendants_their a_land flowing of_milk and_honey.
10if/because the_earth/land where you [are]_about_to_go  there_into to_possess_it not like_land of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) it where you_all_came_out from_there where you_sowed DOM your(ms)_seed/fruit and_irrigated in/on/at/with_foot_your as_garden the_vegetable.
11And_the_earth where you_all [are]_about_to_pass_over  there_into to_possess_it [is]_a_land of_mountains and_valleys by_rain the_heavens it_drinks water.
12A_land which YHWH god_your [is]_caring_for DOM_her/it continually the_eyes of_YHWH god_your in/on/at/with_it from_beginning the_year and_unto [the]_end of_a_year.
13and_it_was if really_(obey) you_all_will_obey (to) commandments_my which I [am]_commanding DOM_you_all the_day to_love DOM YHWH god_your_all’s and_to_serve_him in_all heart_your_all’s and_on/over_all soul_your_all’s.
14And_give the_rain land_your_all’s in/on/at/with_season_its autumn_rain and_spring_rain and_gather_in grain_your and_new_wine_your and_oil_your.
15And_give grass in/on/at/with_fields_your for_livestock_your and_you(ms)_will_eat and_fill.
16Take_heed to/for_you_all lest it_should_be_deceived heart_you_all and_turn_away and_serve gods other and_bow_down to/for_them.
17And_kindled the_anger of_YHWH in/on/at/with_you_all and_shut_up DOM the_heavens and_not it_will_come rain and_the_ground not it_will_yield DOM produce_its and_perish quickly from_under the_earth/land the_good which YHWH [is]_about_to_give to_you_all.
18And_put DOM words_mine these on heart_your_all’s and_on soul_your_all’s and_bind DOM_them as_sign on hand_your_all’s and_they_will_be as_emblem between eyes_your_all’s.
19And_teach DOM_them DOM children_your_all’s by_talking in/on/at/with_them in/on/at/with_sit_you in/on/at/with_house_your and_in/on/at/with_walk_you in/on/at/with_road and_in/on/at/with_lie_down_you and_in/on/at/with_get_up_you.
20And_write_them on the_doorposts house_your and_in/on/at/with_gates_your.
21So_that they_may_increase days_your_all’s and_days children_your_all’s on the_soil which he_swore YHWH to_fathers_your_all’s to_give to/for_them as_as_days the_heavens above the_earth/land.
22if/because if really_(keep) you_all_observe DOM all the_commandment the_this which I [am]_commanding DOM_you_all to_do_it to_love DOM YHWH god_your_all’s to_go in_all ways_his and_by_holding_fast in_him/it.
23And_drive_out YHWH DOM all the_nations the_these from_before_face/front_you_all and_dispossess nations great and_mightier than_you_all.
24Every the_place which it_will_tread the_sole foot_your_all’s in/on/over_him/it to/for_you_all it_will_belong from the_wilderness and_the_Ləⱱānōn from the_river the_river of_Fərāt and_unto the_sea the_western it_will_be territory_your_all’s.
25Not he_will_stand anyone in/on/at/with_faces_of_you_all fear_you_all and_fear_you_all he_will_put YHWH god_your_all’s over the_face of_all the_earth/land which you_all_will_tread in/on/at/with_her just_as he_spoke to_you_all.
26see I [am]_setting before_face/front_you_all the_day a_blessing and_curse.
27DOM the_blessing that you_all_will_obey (to) the_commandments of_YHWH god_your_all’s which I [am]_commanding DOM_you_all the_day.
28And_the_curse if not you_all_will_obey (to) the_commandments of_YHWH god_your_all’s and_turn from the_way which I [am]_commanding DOM_you_all the_day to_go after gods other which not you_all_have_known.
29and_it_was if/because brought_you YHWH god_your into the_earth/land where you [are]_about_to_go  there_to to_possess_it and_you(ms)_will_give DOM the_blessing on the_mountain of_Gərizīm and_DOM the_curse on the_mountain of_ˊĒyⱱāl.
30Not [are]_they in/on/at/with_across the_Yardēn/(Jordan) behind the_direction of_the_setting the_sun in_land the_Kənaˊₐ the_live in/on/at/with_ˊₐrāⱱāh opposite_to the_Gilgāl beside the_great_trees of_Mōreh.
31If/because you_all [are]_about_to_pass_over DOM the_Yardēn to_go_in to_take_possession_of DOM the_earth/land which YHWH god_your_all’s [is]_about_to_give to/for_you_all and_possess DOM_her/it and_live in/on/at/with_it.
32And_careful for_doing DOM all the_statutes and_DOM the_ordinances which I [am]_setting before_face/front_you_all the_day.

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The Covenant Is Renewed at Shechem

Deuteronomy 11:26-32; 27:1-26; Joshua 8:30-35

A quick search on the internet reveals that some of the top ways to commit something to long term memory include: 1) organizing the information; 2) making associations; 3) using visual cues (graphs, etc.); 4) creating mnemonic devices (rhymes, acrostics, etc.); 5) writing it down; 6) saying it out loud; 7) quizzing yourself; 8) and rehearsing it (https://www.usa.edu/blog/science-backed-memory-tips/). There should be no doubt, then, that the covenant renewal ceremony at Shechem would have been a truly memorable event for all involved. Two times in the book of Deuteronomy the Israelites are instructed to renew the covenant at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal after they have entered the Promised Land of Canaan, and then the actual event is recorded in the book of Joshua. Located in the heartland of Israel, Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal sat on either side of the ancient city of Shechem, where the Lord had promised centuries earlier to give Canaan to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:6-7). The renewal ceremony was essentially the corporate, verbal affirmation of the terms of the covenant that the Lord had established with Israel at Mount Sinai. As with virtually all ancient Near Eastern covenants, the terms included blessings for those who remained faithful to it and curses for those who broke it. Joshua and the priests stood between the two mountains with the Ark of the Covenant and read the entire book of the law. Six of the tribes (Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin) stood in front of the Ark on Mount Gerizim and shouted the blessings for faithfulness to the covenant, and six of the tribes (Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali) stood in front of the Ark on Mount Ebal and shouted the curses for unfaithfulness. It is very possible that this ceremony was performed within a natural amphitheater that exists even today on both Gerizim and Ebal at the place shown on this map. By standing within the concave spaces of the two mountains, the tribes would have been both “on” the mountains (Deuteronomy 27:11-13) and “on opposite sides of” the Ark (Joshua 8:33), and they would have been entirely capable of hearing Joshua’s words as well as each other’s shouts of blessings and curses. As far as why Gerizim was assigned the place of blessing and Ebal the place of curses, it is not entirely clear, but it may be because the ancients typically regarded east as being in front of them, so Gerizim would have been located on their right, which was typically favored over the left. Also, commentators have often expressed confusion over the mention of “the arabah” and “Gilgal” in Deuteronomy 11, typically because it is assumed that they refer to the Jordan Valley and the Gilgal near Jericho, respectively. This author, however, is convinced that “the arabah” (often meaning, “plain”) refers to the small plain immediately east of Shechem. And “Gilgal” (meaning, “wheel/circle”) in this verse refers to a location just across the plain at Khirbet Gulegil. (The name “Gilgal” was likely applied to at least four locations throughout Canaan; see Joshua 4:19; 15:7; Judges 3:19; 2 Kings 2:1; 4:38; Deuteronomy 11:30.) Centuries later, a Samaritan temple was built atop Mount Gerizim after foreign peoples were resettled in Israel, and this is what the Samaritan woman was referring to when she said to Jesus, “Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem” (John 4:20). But Jesus replied to her, “Believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem….But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (John 4:21-23; see also “Shechem and the Hill Country of Samaria” map).

DEU 11:8–11:32 ©

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