And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
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And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal curse,.... Which was dry and rocky, barren and fruitful, and like the earth, that bears briers and thorns, is rejected and nigh unto cursing, and so a proper…
Compare Jos 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deu 27:12, Deu 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the…
When the law was written, to be seen and read by all men, the sanctions of it were to be published, which, to complete the solemnity of their covenanting with God, they were deliberately to declare…
Appointment of Tribes to Bless and to Curse
Ch. Deu 11:29 (q.v.) commands that the blessing for obedience be set on Mt Gerizim, the curse for disobedience on Mt -Ebal. Set(lit. give) implies some…
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