Deuteronomy 27:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

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 their approbation of. This they were before directed to do (Deut. 11:29, 30), and therefore the appointment here begins somewhat abruptly, Deut. 27:12. There were, it seems, in Canaan, that part of it which afterwards fell to the lot of Ephraim (Joshua's tribe), two mountains that lay near together,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:13

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 place to curse, and a fit emblem of those to be cursed; see Hebrews 6:8 , Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali ; four of these appointed for cursing were the children of the handmaids, Gad, Asher, Dan, and Naphtali; and since two were wanting, as Aben Ezra observes, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-14

Having set up the Law and renewed the covenant in Canaan, Israel was to proclaim upon the land the blessing and the curse of the Law, as already commanded (see Deuteronomy 11:29 ). For this purpose six tribes were to station themselves on Mount Gerizim, and six on Mount Ebal, the former to pronounce the blessing, the latter the curse. (On the situation of these two mountains, see at eh. Deuteronomy 11:29 .) The six tribes by whom the blessing was to be pronounced were Simeon, Levi, Judah,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

A grand "Amen!" It is more than possible that, with the strong disposition there is nowadays to look on Judaism as obsolete, the chapter before us may be very frequently passed over as if full of curses that no longer have any effect; especially as Paul, in Galatians 3:1-29 ; says, " Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law." But we are apt, perhaps, in dealing with the doctrinal aspect of these curses of the Law , in reference to the Atonement, to lose sight of their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

Ebal and Gerizim. This ceremony turns on the idea of the Law as primarily entailing a curse. Blessings and curses were both to be recited ( Deuteronomy 27:12 , Deuteronomy 27:13 ). But the curse seems to have been first pronounced, and it only is given in the record. It has the lead in the transaction. The explanation is obvious. Deuteronomy 27:26 shows that, in strictness, none can escape the curse ( Psalms 130:3 ; Galatians 3:10 ). A blessing is pronounced from Gerizim, but it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

The Decalogue nationally reciprocated. It is obvious that the same God who prescribed its Jewish Law is the Creator also of the human conscience; for, just as the sword fits its scabbard, or as cog corresponds with cog in the mechanical wheel, so accord Mosaic Law and human conscience. They are natural counterparts. I. MEN ARE RULED BY A SYSTEM OF REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS . Notwithstanding the development of the human mind, and the progress of civilization since Moses'... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

Responses. After the writing of the Law, and the sacrifices, there was to be a great congregation, and half of the people were to assemble on Mount Gerizim to bless, viz. Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin; while the other half were to assemble on Mount Ebal to curse, viz. Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. Now, we know from Numbers that the order of march was this: Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gershon and Merari with the tabernacle, Reuben, Simeon,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:13

These shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse ; literally, These shall stand upon the curse on Mount Ebal ; i . e . it shall belong to them to utter the curse. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

Compare Joshua 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place.Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the people all sprang from the two wives of Jacob, Leah and Rachel. All the four tribes which sprang from the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah are located on Ebal. But in order, as it would seem, to effect an equal division, two tribes are added to the latter from the descendants of the wives,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 27:13

Deuteronomy 27:13. To curse Of the former tribes, it is said, they stood to bless the people: of these, that they stood to curse. Perhaps the different way of speaking intimates, that Israel in general were a happy people, and should ever be so, if they were obedient. And to that blessing, they on mount Gerizim said, Amen! But the curses come in only as exceptions to the general rule: “Israel is a blessed people: but if there be any even among them that do such and such things, they have no... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 27:11-26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 27:13

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