Setteth light; or, despiseth in his heart; or reproacheth or curseth, to wit, secretly, as before; for if the fact was notorious, it was punished with death, Leviticus 20:9. read more
CRITICAL NOTES.—Connect this chapter with Deuteronomy 27:16 of preceding one, where Moses concludes discourse on plains of Moab. Here he dwells on sanctions of the law and sets forth in striking detail the blessings of obedience and curses of disobedience.Deuteronomy 27:1-4. On the day of entrance into the land, stones must be erected and the law written on them. Elders, rulers, and representatives of tribes, prominent, because they would require what was due after death of Moses. Great stones... read more
Chapter 27In chapter twenty-seven, when you come into the land you are to take these stones and you are to build a tower and you are to plaster it. And then you are to write on the plaster of the tower the words of the law when you pass over into the land that God has given to you.Therefore it shall be when you have gone over Jordan, [verse four] that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster. And there shalt thou build... read more
Deuteronomy 27:2 . Great stones, thought to be twelve in each pillar; they wrote the curses on the one pillar, and the blessings on the other. Deuteronomy 27:3 . Thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law. Not the six hundred precepts, which may be gathered from the short turns and phrases of Moses, but the blessings and the curses. The first altar was built of twelve stones, the day that the Israelites crossed the Jordan; but the two great pillars were not built till fifteen... read more
Deuteronomy 27:15-26Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark.The landmarks of faithThe landmarks of faith are just the truth which God has revealed to men, and the duty which He requires of them. Among the sins, the criminality of which it was the will of God should be deeply impressed on the minds of the children of Israel, that of removing the ancient landmarks was one. The reference manifestly is to landmarks that were set up, when the land of Canaan was divided among the tribes... read more
Deu 27:16 Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. Ver. 16. That setteth light. ] That despises, undervalues, not only that curses, as Exodus 21:17 . read more
Deuteronomy 21:18-Ecclesiastes :, Exodus 20:12, Exodus 21:17, Leviticus 19:3, Proverbs 30:11-Esther :, Ezekiel 22:7, Matthew 15:4-Joshua : Reciprocal: Genesis 4:11 - General Genesis 9:25 - Cursed Leviticus 20:9 - curseth Deuteronomy 5:16 - that thy days Judges 17:2 - cursedst 2 Samuel 18:9 - taken up Proverbs 6:20 - General Proverbs 20:20 - curseth Proverbs 23:22 - Hearken Isaiah 45:10 - General Mark 7:10 - Whoso Romans 1:30 - disobedient Ephesians 6:2 - General Colossians 3:20 - obey 1... read more
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.Light — Or, despiseth in his heart: or reproacheth or curseth, secretly: for if the fact was notorious, it was punished with death. read more
14-26. The Levites shall speak These twelve curses were to be pronounced against transgressors of the law. The first is against those who make graven or molten images. Comp. Exodus 20:4. The second is against those who are lacking in respect to parents. Comp. Exodus 21:17 and Leviticus 19:3. The third is against those who remove boundaries. Comp. Deuteronomy 19:14. The fourth, against those who lead the blind astray. Comp. Leviticus 19:14. The fifth, against those who wrong the... read more
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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:11-26
Moses Describes How The Covenant Ceremony Will Proceed Once They Have Reached Shechem (Deuteronomy 27:11-26 ). On that same day as he had spoken all the words from Deuteronomy 5:1 onwards and given instructions for the recording of them, and had with the Levites made this final pronouncement Moses describes how the covenant ceremony must proceed once they are in the land. This is not just a dress rehearsal. Moses want to feel a part of the making of this covenant and is here trying to enter... read more