Deu 27:14-26 | KingComments | STEP | Man has to deal with the curse as soon as he expects something from himself. If that is the case, he always will fail. He forfeits the blessing and receives the curse he has called about himself in case he fails. The six sons who have to pronounce the curse are four sons of the female slaves, and Reuben and Zebulun, who are born of Lea. Reuben probably belongs to this category because he has forfeited his birthright ( ). There is nothing known about Zebulun that would indicate that he should belong to this group. In come the Levites. They serve, read the law and explain it. They point out the consequences of disobedience. Disobedience is never without consequences. Even if a disobedience takes place secretly ( ), the curse will hit its mark. No sin remains without righteous punishment. That applies to each of the twelve sins mentioned here. The last-mentioned curse ( ) concerns any violation of the law and not only the more or less horrible sins mentioned above. Anyone who does not persevere in all that the law says is under the curse ( ). There is no escape clause.

‏ Deuteronomy 27:14-26

Curse on Mount Ebal

Man has to deal with the curse as soon as he expects something from himself. If that is the case, he always will fail. He forfeits the blessing and receives the curse he has called about himself in case he fails. The six sons who have to pronounce the curse are four sons of the female slaves, and Reuben and Zebulun, who are born of Lea. Reuben probably belongs to this category because he has forfeited his birthright (1Chr 5:1). There is nothing known about Zebulun that would indicate that he should belong to this group.

In Deu 27:14 come the Levites. They serve, read the law and explain it. They point out the consequences of disobedience. Disobedience is never without consequences. Even if a disobedience takes place secretly (Deu 27:15 ; 24), the curse will hit its mark. No sin remains without righteous punishment. That applies to each of the twelve sins mentioned here.

The last-mentioned curse (Deu 27:26) concerns any violation of the law and not only the more or less horrible sins mentioned above. Anyone who does not persevere in all that the law says is under the curse (Gal 3:10). There is no escape clause.