Deuteronomy 27:1 — Community Reflections

DEUTERONOMY 27:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.”

Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged all the people as follows: Keep the entire commandment that I am commanding you today — the transition to Ch. 27 marks a new covenant ceremony at Shechem. The command is unambiguous: 'shomer et kol hamitzvah' (keep the entire commandment).

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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

The Curses of Breaking Covenant

And all the people shall say "Amen" to each curse. The people of Israel are called to verbally affirm the curses that will come if they break covenant with God. Not just understand them intellectually...