Deuteronomy 11:8-32
Summary for Deut 11:8-32: 11:8-32 a Moses here appends to the covenant stipulations (chs 5–11 b) a list of curses and blessings similar to those that follow the whole covenant text in chs 27–28 c.11:12 d a land ... your God cares for: God’s care included blessing the land with all the resources his people would need to survive and prosper there.
11:24 e you set foot (literally you tread the sole of your foot): This idea suggests claiming a territory by placing a foot on it or walking through it (see Gen 13:17 f; Josh 1:3 g; 14:9 h).
11:26 i In covenant contexts, a blessing is the outcome of obedience, while a curse is the result of disobedience (see chs 27–28 j).
11:29 k Mount Gerizim is a prominent hill lying just west of Shechem. In later times, the Samaritans built a temple there (cp. John 4:20 l).
• Mount Ebal is across the valley from Mount Gerizim, to the east of Shechem.
11:30 m Gilgal was the site of the first camp the Israelites would make in Canaan after crossing the Jordan (Josh 4:19 n). It was about two miles northeast of Jericho, although its exact location is no longer certain. A line from Jericho to Shechem would pass near Gilgal.
• The oaks of Moreh were near Shechem; they were where Abram had set up his first camp in Canaan (Gen 12:6 o) and where Jacob had later buried Laban’s idols (Gen 35:4 p).
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