Deut 27-
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Erection of an Altar
Inscription of the commandments 1-3
Inscription of the commandments 1-3
Moses would not see this command come in his own life this was done after Joshua won battles in Jericho and AI.
30 At that time Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, 31 just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the people of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, “an altar of uncut stones, upon which no man has wielded an iron tool.” And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings. 32 And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. 33 And all Israel, sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners who lived among them.
Offering of Sacrifices 4-8
Offering of Sacrifices 4-8
this is sort of a contradiction to what the lord commands his people to do by setting up one place God will choose for himself to dwell. This place will not be Mount Ebal where they are at.
However they are doing this because of them entering the land the Lord has for them, and this is a great spot to see the promise land the Lord was giving them. So this mountain is 3000 ft tall, and provides a great view of this land. Scholars said you could see Hermon to the North, Jordan and Gilead to the east, hills of Jerusalem to the south, and the Mediterranean to the west.
If you want to know what this alter looked like. Exodus 20:24-26 explains that well.
24 An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. 26 And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.’
Burnt Offering-declare giving to God the life he has given them. No personal benefit.
Peace-Communal Holy and belong to God, eaten as a communal meal symbolize unity and equality.
God is with his people either in blessing or a curse.
Our Sacrifices. Heb 13:15-16
15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. 16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
james 1:27
27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Blessing and Curses 9-13
Blessing and Curses 9-13
Each Tribe had different roles. The text seems to indicate that Gerizim pronounces a blessing on the assembly while the group on Ebal represents the curse. ‘
The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Volume 3: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel a. The Standing and the Stance of the Tribes (27:9–13)
The tribes to stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people are all descendants of Jacob’s two wives, Leah and Rachel, while the tribes that uttered curses were Reuben and Zebulun, both sons of Leah, plus the tribes of the sons of the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah. Preference is given to the sons of the wives of Jacob who had higher standing than the sons of the handmaids, though the division into two groups of six necessitated putting two sons of Leah with those of the handmaids. The basis for the choice of Reuben and Zebulun is not evident. Reuben did forfeit his birthright (Gen 49:4), but no particular defection of Zebulun is known.
Curses for Secret Sins 14-26
Curses for Secret Sins 14-26
v14 Levites declare this. 12 things they should not do.
v15. This sums up the first two commandments in the 10 commandments. The verse before the 10 commands gives reason to be obedient to him. Exodus 20:2-4
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
v16 this is stated more positively in the 10 commandments. Exodus 20:12
12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
v17. You are commanded to respect others land.
14 “You shall not move your neighbor’s landmark, which the men of old have set, in the inheritance that you will hold in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
v18. Dont do wrong to someone who is disabled. Lv 19:14
14 You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
v19. Lv 19:33-34
33 “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
The next bit of curses are speaking of sexual immorality. Which God takes seriously. Other cultures did these detestable things before the Lord, and one another.
v20. Not one’s mother. Sex to God is only intended for those who are lawfully married in the eyes of God.
v21. Hittites were known for their bestiality.
Lv 18:23, 20:15-16
15 If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. 16 If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
v22. Incest. Lv 18:9
9 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home.
17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity.
v23 Do not lie with your mother in law.
v24. Do not kill your neighbor in secret.
v25. You are commanded to not take a bribe. Ex 23:8
8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
v26 The Deuteronomic curses were warnings not to break the law, given with the intent that paying heed to the warning would keep Israel in good relationship with the Lord. Those living in OT times who were faithful to the Lord were not under the curse but rather had the witness from the Spirit of God that they were acceptable to him.
Warnings in the New Testament.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
21 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. 22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!
11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
