Deuteronômio 11
Bob Utley · Citado em PreceptAustin
Deuteronômio 11
Utley - “therefore” This refers to all preceding historical allusions of chapter 11 or possibly even farther back. Much of Deuteronomy, up to this point, has rehearsed again and again the same admonitions. (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) Keep (shamar; Lxx = phulasso = watch, guard, defend, keep under watch so as to keep) every commandment which I am commanding you today - Motivated by what you have witnessed. Keep is in the perfect tense meaning begin to keep with this being one's ongoing act. POSB - Moses knew that obedience was an absolute essential in order for God's people to live full and victorious lives. Above all else, victory was dependent upon obedience. No believer would ever be allowed to live in the land of God unless he obeyed God. For this reason, Moses exhorted the people to keep all the commandments of God. (Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible – Deuteronomy) Deere - Moses wanted the people to draw an important conclusion from his brief review of their history (vv. 1-7). Since God had designed Israel's past experiences to bring about her moral education, it should have been plain to the nation that their experiencing the Lord's grace or judgment depended on their moral behavior. (Bible Knowledge Commentary) So that - Purpose clause. A good purpose links with good obedience! You may be strong (chazaq) and go in and possess (yarash) the land into which you are about to cross to possess (yarash) it - In short Moses' message is obey the LORD and possess His land. Today for believers it is obey the LORD and possess His life! (see Jn 14:21). Israel's military strength was predicated on her moral submission (aka obedience to Yahweh's the Commander in Chief's "orders" for life). THOUGHT- A believer's spiritual strength is related to his or her degree of obedience. If we frequently disobey, we need to understand we sap our spiritual strength! And ultimately if the Spirit is the Source of supernatural power (which He is), we must be diligent to continually be filled with the Spirit (Eph 5:18+), continually walk by the Spirit (Gal 5:16+), continually refrain from quenching Him (1 Th 5:19+) or grieving Him (Eph 4:30+). Continually work out your salvation (progressive sanctification) trusting in and relying on the Spirit to continually energize you giving you the desire and power to walk in a manner pleasing to your Father (Php 2:12+, Php 2:13NLT+). It's really not complicated, but it is mandatory to be strong in the Lord and the strength of His might to fight the daily spiritual struggles we all face and to enable us to possess our promised possessions (Eph 1:3+, 2 Pe 1:3-4+). Unconfessed sin is the greatest impediment to His power. Confess and repent frequently! (1 Jn 1:9+ Pr 28:13+). One cannot help but recall Samson a man of great physical strength but weak character (lacking self-control) which resulted in loss of his strength and bondage to his adversaries (until the last moments of his life). What should we learn from the account of Samson and Delilah? | GotQuestions.org The land occurs 10x in 9v in Dt 11 so clearly is a key phrase. Deut. 11:8; Deut. 11:9; Deut. 11:10; Deut. 11:11; Deut. 11:21; Deut. 11:25; Deut. 11:29; Deut. 11:30; Deut. 11:31. THOUGHT - The combination of the land and possess or possession if found over 40 - this is God's great desire for Israel Deu 1:8 Deu 1:21 Deu 2:31 Deu 3:12 Deu 3:18 Deu 3:20 Deu 4:1 Deu 4:5 Deu 4:14 Deu 4:22 Deu 4:26 Deu 4:47 Deu 5:31 Deu 5:33 Deu 6:1 Deu 6:18 Deu 7:1 Deu 8:1 Deu 9:4 Deu 9:5 Deu 9:6 Deu 9:23 Deu 10:11 Deu 11:8 Deu 11:10 Deu 11:11 Deu 11:29 Deu 11:31 Deu 12:1 Deu 15:4 Deu 16:20 Deu 17:14 Deu 19:2 Deu 19:3 Deu 19:14 Deu 21:1 Deu 23:20 Deu 25:19 Deu 26:1 Deu 28:21 Deu 28:63 Deu 30:5 Deu 30:16 Deu 30:18 Deu 31:13 Deu 32:47 Deu 32:49 Deuteronomy 11:9 so that you may prolong your days on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. prolong: De 4:40 5:16 6:2 Ps 34:12-22 Pr 3:2,16 9:11 10:27 swore: De 6:18 9:5 a land: Ex 3:8 Eze 20:6 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Passages: Deuteronomy 4:40 “So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time.” Deuteronomy 5:16 ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which the LORD your God gives you. Deuteronomy 6:2 so that you and your son and your grandson might fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. Deuteronomy 25:15 “You shall have a full and just weight; you shall have a full and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. Deuteronomy 32:47 “For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.” HOW TO CONTINUE TO POSSESS THE PROMISED LAND So that - Purpose clause. A second purpose is linked to obedience. You may prolong your days on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers (Abrahamic Covenant) to give to them and to their descendants (Ge 13:15, 17, 17:8, 24:7, 26:3-4, 28:4, 13, 35:12), a land flowing with milk and honey - Prolong your days speaks of a long, good life personally, but more to the point in this context to a long life (survival) in the land for the entire nation of Israel. Moses emphasizes the land was God's promise, but prolongation in the place of promise was not guaranteed if one disobeyed. On the positive side it was a good land and this truth should serve to energize and obey a desire to obey that they might prolong their days in the good land. Preservation of the land was less related to their military prowess than to their moral behavior. Utley- COVENANT PROMISES TO PATRIARCHS This initial promise of a special covenant relationship was made to Abraham, Gen. 12:1-3 land, Gen. 12:1,7; 13:4-15; 15:18-21 (i.e., Canaan, Gen. 15:12-21) people, Gen. 12:2, 13:16; 15:4-5; 17:2-6; 22:18 (see full list on imagery at Gen. 13:16) blessing to the world, Gen. 12:3, 18:18; 22:18 Isaac, Gen. 26:2-4 land people blessing to the world Jacob, Gen. 28:2-4,13; 35:9-12; 48:3-4 land people the nation of Israel (a land), Exod. 3:8,17; 6:8; 13:5; 33:1-3; Deut. 1:7-8,35; 4:31; 9:3; 11:25; 31:7; Josh. 1:2,3,6,11,13,15; 2:9,24; 18:3; 21:43; 24:13 Just an added thought. This land promise was conditional on the individual tribes occupying their allotments. They must take it militarily settle it maintain covenant faithfulness (cf. Deut. 4:40; 7:12-13; 8:1-20) Deuteronomy 11:10 "For the land, into which you are entering to possess it, is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden. water it with your foot: Zec 14:18 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Passages: Deuteronomy 6:10-11 “Then it shall come about when the LORD your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you, great and splendid cities which you did not build, 11and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are satisfied, Deuteronomy 8:8-10 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9a land where you will eat food without scarcity, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10“When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you. THE PROMISED LAND NOT LIKE EGYPT Deere has an interesting observation that "Mentioning the contrasts between the Promised Land and Egypt might have been prompted by the reference to Dathan and Abiram (Dt 11:6). These men had referred to Egypt as "a land flowing with milk and honey" and complained that Moses had not given them anything better (Nu 16:12-14). (Bible Knowledge Commentary) For the land, into which you are entering to possess it, is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden - Only some of the land of Egypt could be cultivated and it was labor intensive. The point is that this truth should motivate the second generation to enter and possess. The promised land Yahweh was giving His people was highly desirable and far superior to the arid land of Egypt they had left behind. Water it with your foot - Rain seldom falls in Egypt; the land being chiefly watered by the flooding of the Nile. In order to water the grounds where the flood did not extend, water was collected in ponds, and directed in canals in the ground to the different parts of the field providing necessary irrigation. It is no unusual thing in the East to see a man use a small digging tool to make a trench for water to run into and, as he opens the passage, the water following, he uses his foot to raise up the mold against the side of this little channel, to prevent the water from spilling out before it reaches the place of its destination. This is the idea of watering the ground with one's foot. Grant - Egypt required a complex scheme of irrigation ditches, sluice gates, and pumps. It was necessary to tend and maintain this elaborate system, else the land would not provide the necessary crops. All this needed planning and engineering skills. The operation of it was heavily labour intensive. What a contrast was the Land provided by the Lord! (What the Bible Teaches – Leviticus and Deuteronomy) Kalland - There is no archaeological evidence from this period of an apparatus for irrigation that was foot-operated. However, one would expect that an Egyptian would use his feet to clear a channel for the flow of water to where he wanted it in his garden. Irrigation by foot may also simply mean carrying buckets of water from the source of the water to the field: that is moving it on foot. The Torah translates this clause in v.10 as "watered by your own labors," which at least focuses the meaning in the right direction. In Egypt water for growing grains, vegetables, and fruits depended on the people's labors. (The Expositor's Bible Commentary – Volume 3: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel) NET Note - Heb “with your foot” (so NASB, NLT). There is a two-fold significance to this phrase. First, Egypt had no rain so water supply depended on human efforts at irrigation. Second, the Nile was the source of irrigation waters but those waters sometimes had to be pumped into fields and gardens by foot-power, perhaps the kind of machinery (Arabic shaduf) still used by Egyptian farmers (see C. Aldred, The Egyptians, 181). Nevertheless, the translation uses “by hand,” since that expression is the more common English idiom for an activity performed by manual labor.
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Utley - God is separate from nature yet is in control of it. He uses it to reveal Himself to mankind (cf. Deut. 27–28; Ps. 19:1–6; Rom. 1:19–25; 2:14–15). The late rains (for maturing crops) come in March–April (cf Jer. 3:3; Joel 2:23). At other times heavy dew is the only source of moisture. Hosea 6:3 uses this as a metaphor of end-time spiritual renewal. (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) Grant - The promise from the Lord is that the Land will have rain in due season. The first rain fell from late October/early November and continued for a space of about two months. (Joel 2:23; Hos 6:3; Jer 5:24). The word "former" (see ASV above) contains the thought of casting forth, shooting, sprinkling (from the root verb "yara" = to throw, cast, shoot). It was the rain that was necessary preparation for the shooting of the seed that was sown and it came before the sowing in order to prepare the ground. The latter rain fell from March into April. These spring rains brought the grain harvest to maturity making it ripe for harvesting (Zech 10:1-2; Joel 2:23-24; Hos 6:3; Jer 5:24; Prov 16:15). The harvest of fruit was also dependent on a good season of latter rain. With such conditions herds and flocks would prosper and Israel would eat to the full. It would be a fully nourished nation. There was rain at other times, but these seasons were annual evidence of the continued loving care of the Lord. (What the Bible Teaches – Leviticus and Deuteronomy)
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Utley - “you shall eat and be satisfied” This is a recurrent promise in Deuteronomy (cf. Dt 6:11; 8:10; 11:15; 14:29). (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) Satisfied (Lxx = empiplemi)(07646) (saba - שָׂבַע) means to be sated (implying sufficiency, though generally not speaking of excess), to be filled or be full and so to be satisfied or have enough (or too much) of something, as when Israel had enough (too much) quail (Ex 16:8, 12). Saba often expresses God’s “satisfying, supplying,” man with his material needs: (Ps. 103:5). Yahweh is the ultimate Source of physical satiety (Ps. 104:28; satisfaction with His lovingkindness - Ps 90:14) and in Micah 6:14 the Source of inability to eat enough! God would satisfy Israel in the promised land (Dt 6:11, 8:10, 12, 11:15, 14:29, 26:12). Boaz fed Ruth the Moabitess who "ate and was satisfied (Lxx = empiplemi = to fill = Lk 1:53, be satisfied = Jn 6:12, figuratively enjoy something = Ro 15:24) and had some left." (Ru 2:12) As used here in Micah 6:14, one of the ways God judged people was to not provide enough to satisfy their need (or want) (Lev. 26:26; Hos. 4:10; Amos 4:8). Figuratively, saba describes reaching a ripe (Lxx = pleres = literally containing within all that it can hold - filled full) age (2Chr 24:15). In Job saba speaks of one "saturated" (Lxx = empiplemi) with bitterness (Job 9:18). Habakkuk describes haughty men "like death, never satisfied (Lxx = empiplemi)." (Hab 2:5) Moses warns of the ever present danger (for ALL of us!) of being "satisfied" (Dt 31:20) The sword will be sated with the blood of Yahweh's enemies on the Day of Yahweh (Jer. 46:10). Saba in Deuteronomy - Deut. 6:11; Deut. 8:10; Deut. 8:12; Deut. 11:15; Deut. 14:29; Deut. 26:12; Deut. 31:20; Related Resource: Christian Contentment Deuteronomy 11:16 "Beware that your hearts are not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them. Beware: De 4:9,23 Lu 21:8,34,36 Heb 2:1 Heb 3:12 Heb 4:1 Heb 12:15 your hearts: De 13:3 Dt 29:18 Job 31:27 Isa 44:20 Jas 1:26 1Jn 5:21 Rev 12:9 Rev 13:14 Rev 20:4 and serve: De 8:19 Dt 30:17 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Passages: Deuteronomy 4:9; “Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons. Deuteronomy 4:23 “So watch yourselves, that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a graven image in the form of anything against which the LORD your God has commanded you. James 1:26+ If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. Deuteronomy 8:19 “It shall come about if you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish. Deuteronomy 30:17-18 “But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them, 18 I declare to you today that you shall surely perish. You will not prolong your days in the land where you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess it. 1 John 5:21+ Little children, guard (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) yourselves from idols. THE DECEPTIONS OF PROSPERITY Beware (shamar; Lxx = ) that your hearts are not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them - Don't miss the sequence. It begins in our hearts (which is why Pr 4:23+ is so vital!). Deception is in our hearts. When we are deceived we don't even know it! (That's what deceived means!) Note our heart is our control center and when deceived concerning the truth about God and what He requires and desires, we will turn away from His countenance. We will replace God with other gods. We won't just look at them or think about them but we will serve them because we become the servants of the god we chose to follow! And most sad of all we actually will worship "nothings" things that are not God. How tragic for God created us to worship Him as do the four living creatures in Revelation but we make the awful choice to worship that which are no gods. Our worship is worthless and wasted in time and eternity! NET Note says literal Hebrew reads “Watch yourselves lest your heart turns and you turn aside and serve other gods and bow down to them.” Utley - Dt 11:16–17 are a warning (“beware, Niphal IMPERATIVE, cf. Dt 4:9, 15, 23; 6:12; 8:11; 11:16; 12:13, 19, 28, 30; 15:9; 24:8) about idolatry and its consequences. (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary)
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Utley - SPECIAL TOPIC: CONSEQUENCES OF IDOLATRY A. “hearts are not deceived”— Qal IMPERFECT, cf. Job 31:27 1. “turn away”— Qal PERFECT, cf. Ex 32:8; 9:12; 17:11, 16; Jer. 5:23 2. “serve other gods”— Qal PERFECT, cf. Dt 7:4, 16; 8:19; 11:16; 13:6, 13; 17:3; 28:14, 36, 64; 29:26; 30:17; 31:20; Josh. 23:16; 24:2, 16; Jer. 11:10; 13:10; 16:11, 13; 22:9; 25:6; 35:15 3. “to worship”— Hithpael (Owens, p. 805) and Hishtaphel (Parsing Guide, p. 146) Obviously this was a recurrent tendency on Israel’s part! The consequences for idolatry were severe. B. “the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you”— Qal PERFECT, cf. Ex 4:14; 22:24; 32:10; Num. 11:1, 10; 12:9; 32:10; Deut. 6:15; 7:4; 11:17; 29:27; Josh. 23:11 1.“He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain.” This is part of the curse for disobeying the covenant, cf. Dt 28:24; 2 Chr. 6:26–28; 7:13 2. “the ground will not yield its fruit”—results of no rain C. “you will perish quickly from the good land”— Qal PERFECT, cf. Dt 4:26; 7:4; 8:19, 20; 28:20, 22; 30:18; Josh. 23:13, 16 There is no middle option! God presents His covenant as fully compliant or in default. Fallen humanity cannot obtain this level of consistent or complete obedience (cf. Josh. 24:19). Therefore, there was/is a need for a new covenant based on God’s mercy and His performance (cf. Jer. 31:31–34; Ezek. 36:22–38; Rom. 3:9–18, 23; Galatians 3)! Deuteronomy 11:17 "Or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain and the ground will not yield its fruit; and you will perish quickly from the good land which the LORD is giving you. the anger of the LORD: De 6:15 Dt 30:17,18 shut up: De 28:23,24 1Ki 8:35 17:1 2Ch 6:26 7:13 Jer 14:1-6 Am 4:7 Hag 1:9-11 perish: De 4:26 8:19,20 30:18 Jos 23:13-16 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Passages: Deuteronomy 6:14-15 “You shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround you, 15 for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 28:23-24+ “The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron. 24“The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed. Leviticus 26:19-20+ ‘I will also break down your pride of power; I will also make your sky like iron and your earth like bronze. 20 ‘Your strength will be spent uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit. STIRRING UP DIVINE ANGER Or the anger (aph) of the LORD will be kindled (charah - become hot, flare up) against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that (PURPOSE) there will be no rain and the ground will not yield its fruit; and you will perish (abad - be destroyed) quickly from the good land which the LORD is giving you - God's anger was manifest in physical drought because of their spiritual drought (turning from Him)! There is an interesting irony here for if Israel worshipped Baal, the dead, false god who was supposed to provide rain, the true and living God Who Alone could provide rain, would in fact cause the land to be without rain! God's anger would also be manifest as Israel quickly perishing from the land, which is a prophetic warning that proved true for the 10 Northern Tribes in 722 BC (exile to Assyria) and the 2 Southern Tribes, Judah and Benjamin in 586 BC (exile to Babylon). Guzik on He will shut up the heavens - Just such a judgment came upon Israel in the days of Ahab, the wicked king over Israel in the time Elijah was a prophet (1 Kings 17:1). The constant need for rain kept Israel in constant dependence on the Lord. It is good for us to have things that keep us in constant dependence on the Lord. We should never despise those things and long for the day when we will no longer need to depend on God as much. (Deuteronomy 11) Kalland - if the Israelites were enticed to turn away from the Lord and to worship other gods, he would shut the heavens so that it would not rain (Dt 11:16-17). This enticement would be everywhere present in Canaan because of the prevailing Baalism. Baal (Hadad) was said to control the rains that brought fertility to Canaan. But Moses contended that it was the Lord who governed the incidence of rainfall; and if the people did not worship and obey him, he would shut the heavens so that no rain would fall and the ground would not produce (Dt 28:23-24; Lev 26:19-20). Conversely, Malachi 3:10 promises that the heavens would be opened when the people obeyed God. (The Expositor's Bible Commentary – Volume 3: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel) (See also Who was Baal? | GotQuestions.org). Grant - The words are used now before a further solemn warning. If rain failed it was a mark of the displeasure of the Lord towards Israel (see also Jer 3:3; Amos 4:7). At times it did so. When Elijah approached Ahab and declared, "There shall not be dew nor rain these years" (1 Kings 17:1) he had considered these verses and doubtless had been before the Lord asking Him to chasten Israel in this way in order to effect their recovery. Ahab served and worshipped Baal (1 Kings 16:31) and although he should have known what the Lord had stated would happen should Israel be guilty of idolatry, he continued in this practice, ignoring the Scriptures. He would learn in the years ahead that the warnings of Scripture could not be ignored. It is possible to be guilty of sin and yet fail to appreciate that "whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Gal 6:7). Israel had not given the Lord their love and service, denying Him the "fruit" of their thanksgiving, praise, and worship, and consequently the "fruit" of harvest would be denied them. Sin is not to be regarded as a light thing, for this principle continues to the present day. The enjoyment of His blessing cannot be expected when sin is wittingly practised. The Lord will chasten; part of which will be a spiritual famine gripping the soul. (What the Bible Teaches – Leviticus and Deuteronomy) Deuteronomy 11:18 "You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart and on your soul; and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. impress these words of mine on your heart De 6:6-9 Dt 32:46 Ex 13:9,16 Ps 119:11 Pr 3:1 6:20-23 7:2,3 Col 3:16 Heb 2:1 2Pe 1:12 2 Pe 3:1,2 a sign: Mt 23:5 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Passage: Deuteronomy 6:6-9+ “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 7 “You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. 8“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. 9“ You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 32:46+ he said to them, “Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you shall command your sons to observe carefully, even all the words of this law. IMPRESSING MOSES' WORDS ON THE HEART Ps 37:31 says "The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip." Note (1) it is HIS God (2) the BEST THING - law, (3) the BEST PLACE - heart, (4) the BEST RESULT - feet do not slip. Ps 119:9-11+ says Beth. How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. 10 With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments (A PRAYER I NEED TO CONTINUALLY MAKE!). 11 Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. Therefore - Term of conclusion. In light of the danger of deception and defection and destruction (Dt 11:16-17), Moses draws a conclusion maximize remembering these dangers. Kline - Faithfulness from generation to generation would result in the perpetuation of Israel's possession of the promised land (Wycliffe Bible Commentary on Deuteronomy) You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart and on your soul (being) - These words would include the blessings also mentioned as well as the words of warning. Note impress...on (NET - fix...into) in Lxx is emballo ( = "cast" in Lk 12:5+) meaning to cast into, to cause to be put in the heart (which takes some energy/effort). Note the first "organ" is the heart, the very place v16 says deception takes place. God's words (spoken through and by Moses) were the truth which would serve to protect from and/or correct the lies (from the the world, the flesh and the devil) which can lead our hearts into deception so that we begin to think wrongly about how we should behave toward our great and awesome God Who loves us passionately and personally. One way to impress the words on our heart is to read them daily, but the best way (in my opinion) is to memorize them diligently, daily reviewing (and meditating on) the passages we have treasured in our heart that we might not sin against our holy God (Ps 119:9-11+). And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontals on your forehead - Bind and as frontals is surely symbolic and not literal as argued by the context of impressing the words on one's heart. You cannot literally stamp words on your heart. Neither does a little box with verses written on it convey any power to one's hand or one's forehead. These literal practices may look good to men and bolster one's spiritual pride but do not impress God. To "impress" God, impress His holy words on your heart and live them out in the power of His Holy Spirit! That is walking in a manner which is pleasing to the LORD! Then you will be possessing your possessions in Christ. The symbolism of the hand would speak to what we do, our actions. The symbolism on the forehead would be to how we think and what we think about. If God's Word saturates our heart what we think and do will be a reflection of His Word. "Always keep God’s word in the forefront of your thoughts. Review every action in light of them!" (Utley Deuteronomy 11 Commentary)
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Utley - write” In the past some scholars (ED: "SO-CALLED") have questioned the ability of Moses and the early Israelites to write. As the archaeological evidence has grown, no one today would deny this (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) Interesting illustration - Do you have any Scripture verses on the walls of your house anywhere? Think about that. They did. I have told you the story in times past and I repeat it very briefly. A lady had four boys and they all went off to be sailors. She wanted them to be preachers, and she was talking to the preacher about it one day. She said, “I can't understand it. I prayed that all my boys would be preachers, and all of them are sailors.” The preacher said to her, “Have you ever noticed what is on the walls of your house?” “No.” “Come, and I will show you.” Every wall of every room in this house has a picture of the sea and ships. There is the reason your boys are sailors.” Deuteronomy 11:21 so that your days and the days of your sons may be multiplied on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens remain above the earth. your days: De 4:40 5:16 6:2 Pr 3:2,16 4:10 9:11 as the days: Ps 72:5 89:28,29 Isa 65:20 Rev 20:6 Deuteronomy 11 Resources THE PURPOSE OF THE WORD INTERNALIZED So that - Purpose clause. And what an encouraging purpose Moses gives! Your days and the days of your sons may be multiplied on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens remain above the earth (perpetuity) - This purpose/promise is for the parents and the children. Multiplied would speak of two aspects of life - individual life prolonged and life of one's lineage prolonged on the land (for we know disobedience brings discharge from the land). Their obedience will result in Israel possessing their promised possession for as long as the heaven is above the earth. Deere - Only by letting God's words invade every area of their lives and homes and by diligently teaching them to their children (cf. Dt 6:7) could the nation hope to escape the seduction of false worship and find permanent prosperity in the land of promise given by the Lord on oath to their forefathers. The same principle applies to Christians today. Commitment to know and obey the Scriptures keeps believers from contemporary forms of false worship (cf. 2 Ti 3:1-9 with 2 Ti 3:14-17). Therefore Paul exhorted all Christians to "let the Word of Christ dwell (ED; NOT A SUGGESTION BUT A COMMAND - present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) in you richly" (Col. 3:16+). (Bible Knowledge Commentary) Deuteronomy 11:22 "For if you are careful to keep all this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and hold fast to Him, Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him. (Deu 11:22NLT) if you are careful to keep De 11:13 Dt 6:17 to love: De 11:13 Mt 22:37 2Ti 4:8 1Jn 5:2,3 hold fast: De 10:20 Dt 30:20 Ge 2:24 Ac 11:23 2Co 11:2,3 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Resource: Deuteronomy 10:20 “You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name. Dt 30:19-20 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, 20 by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.” A CONDITIONAL PROMISE In Dt 11:1 Moses said keep it ALL THE TIME and here says keep ALL THE WORDS! For - Term of explanation. He is explaining how to ensure survival on the land of milk and honey. If you are careful to keep (shamar - KJV = diligently keep) all this commandment which I am commanding you to do - This is the second conditional statement in chapter 11 (see Dt 11:13) Careful (shamar) is a key word in this chapter (Dt 11:1, 8, 22, 32). Note the IF signifies the conditional nature (as in Dt 11:13-14) of the promise given in the next verse. While it may seem simplistic it is important to note that the way one shows he keeps this commandment is by doing it. James says "prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves." (James 1:22+) Disobedient hearers are deluded. To love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways (do everything He commands) and hold fast to Him - For love and walk see what the LORD requires in comments on Dt 10:12-13. Love is linked with walk because if we love Him we will demonstrate by our obedient walk! Holding fast to Yahweh would be evidence of one's consistent loyalty and devotion to Him. The first use of the verb hold fast (dabaq) is instructive, for it describes a man "joined to (dabaq) his wife" so that they will "be one flesh." (Ge 2:24).
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Utley - Their borders are described in Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; Dt. 1:7; 3:12–17; Josh 1:1–4; 13:8–12. (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) Kalland - The land that the people would acquire by obedience to the Lord (Dt 11:22-23) under the covenant was limited in two ways: (1) by "every place where you set your foot" (Dt 11:24a) and (2) by geographic boundaries (Dt 11:24b). The Lord confirmed this promise to Joshua (Josh 1:3). He also had made a particular promise of this sort to Caleb (Dt 1:36), a promise that was fulfilled (Josh 14:9-13). The geographical boundaries of the desert to Lebanon are on the south and the north, while the Euphrates and the Mediterranean ("the western sea") are east and west. These are generalized boundaries in harmony with other such promises and prophecies (Dt 1:7; Ge 15:18).
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Utley has an interesting statement (bold font) - 11:26–28 These verses continue the consequences of the conditional covenant between YHWH and His people. They are expanded in Deuteronomy 27–29. These verses explain much of the history of the Jews. (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) See (Behold) - Moses uses this command to stimulate their attention to what follows. It must be heard and understood! Moses uses the command See to call for attention, multiple times in this book - Dt 1:8, 21; 2:24; 4:5; 11:26; 30:15; Dt 32:39. I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse - Note the time phrase TODAY. It's like our old saying don't put off tomorrow what you should do TODAY! They are presented two choices. These choices are polar opposites. No neutrality is allowed. One is either all in or all out. Ignorance is not bliss! To ignore is to disobey. Similarly there is no neutrality with Jesus. Don't think you can be okay if you say He was a great teacher, a kind man, etc. Jesus was clear in John 8:24 declaring “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He (FULLY GOD, FULLY MAN), you will die in your sins.” Grant - Blessing and cursing are the two sides of the government of God, a feature that dominates Deuteronomy. This government did not end with the day of grace, and Christians today are still subject to it. Too often it is felt that the grace of God has changed the way in which God deals with men and women. The grace of God, however, does not annul the government of God. When Paul writes, "For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep" (1 Cor 11:30), he is noting the government of God at work. Most dramatically it is seen in the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11). This sad incident took place early in the history of the Church as a lesson to succeeding ages that God still does not tolerate sin. His government may not always act in such a public way, but it still does act. (What the Bible Teaches – Leviticus and Deuteronomy) NET Note - A blessing and a curse. Every extant treaty text of the late Bronze Age attests to a section known as the “blessings and curses,” the former for covenant loyalty and the latter for covenant breach. Blessings were promised rewards for obedience; curses were threatened judgments for disobedience. In the Book of Deuteronomy these are fully developed in Dt 27:1–28:68. Here Moses adumbrates (reports in outline) the whole by way of anticipation. Deuteronomy 11:26–28. - D L Moody Yearbook TAKE the two Sauls. They lived about one thousand years apart. One started out well and ended poorly, and the other started out poorly and ended well. The first Saul got a kingdom and a crown; he had a lovely family, (no father ever had a better son than Saul had in Jonathan); he had the friendship of Samuel, the best prophet there was on the face of the earth; and yet he lost the friendship of Samuel, lost his crown, his kingdom and his life, all through an act of disobedience. Now take the Saul of the New Testament. When God called him he was obedient to the heavenly vision, and he was given a heavenly kingdom. One act of obedience, one act of disobedience. The act of obedience gained all, and the act of disobedience lost everything. I believe the wretchedness and misery and woe in this country to-day comes from disobedience to God. If they won’t obey God as a nation, let us begin individually. Let us make up our minds that we will do it, cost us what it will; and we will have peace and joy. Deuteronomy 11:27 the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am commanding you today; De 28:1-14 Lev 26:3-13 Ps 19:11 Isa 1:19 3:10 Mt 5:3-12 25:31-46 Lu 11:28 Joh 13:17 14:21-23 Ro 2:7 Jas 1:25 Rev 22:14 Deuteronomy 11 Resources THE BLESSING CONDITIONED ON OBEDIENCE the blessing, IF you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am commanding you today - Note that listen does not just mean to hear but to hear and obey. Listen means to heard so as to do, not just hear sound waves! This is clearly shown by the use of listen in the following passage where not to listen is paralleled with turn aside, another way of saying not obeying. In short, the blessing is conditioned on Israel's obedience. Utley summarizes listen in this verse “if you listen”—Qal IMPERFECT, “hear so as to do,” cf. commanded in Dt 4:1; 5:1; 6:3, 4; 9:1; 20:3; 27:10; 33:7; conditioned in Dt 7:12; Dt 11:13 (twice); Dt 15:5 (twice); Dt 28:1 (twice), Dt 28:13; 30:10, 17 (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary)
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Utley - blessing...curse - Apparently two groups of Levitical singers sang or chanted the blessing from Mt. Gerezim and the curses from Mr. Ebal. These two mountains flank Shechem (i.e., meaning shoulder blades, BDB 1014). Archaeology has found a large stone altar on Mt. Ebal which matches the description of this altar in the Talmud. (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) NET Note - These two mountains are near the ancient site of Shechem and the modern city of Nablus. The valley between them is like a great amphitheater with the mountain slopes as seating sections. The place was sacred because it was there that Abraham pitched his camp and built his first altar after coming to Canaan (Ge 12:6). Jacob also settled at Shechem for a time and dug a well from which Jesus once requested a drink of water (Gen 33:18–20; John 4:5–7). When Joshua and the Israelites finally brought Canaan under control they assembled at Shechem as Moses commanded and undertook a ritual of covenant reaffirmation (Josh 8:30–35; 24:1, 25). Half the tribes stood on Mt. Gerizim and half on Mt. Ebal and in antiphonal chorus pledged their loyalty to the LORD before Joshua and the Levites who stood in the valley below (Josh 8:33; cf. Deut 27:11–13).
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Utley on Gilgal - Gilgal” This means a “circle of stones” (BDB 166 II), which was the name of the Israelites’ first camp site in Canaan (cf. Josh. 4:19). However, this one may be farther north near Shechem oaks of Moreh” This was a sacred tree or grove. We know this was a sacred site near Shechem because of Ge 12:6 and Ge 35:4. Moreh means “teacher”. (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary) Deuteronomy 11:31 "For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it, De 9:1 Jos 1:11 3:13-17 Deuteronomy 11 Resources For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it - Note the juxtaposition of God's sovereignty (giving the land) and man's responsibility to possess the land (repeated). Deuteronomy 11:32 and you shall be careful to do all the statutes and the judgments which I am setting before you today. De 5:32-33 Dt 12:32 Ps 119:6 Mt 7:21-27 28:20 Lu 1:6 Joh 15:14 1Th 4:1,2 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Passages: Deuteronomy 5:32-33+ “So you shall observe to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left. 33“You shall walk in all the way which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you will possess. REITERATION BE CAREFUL TO DO and you shall be careful (shamar) to do all the statutes and the judgments which I am setting before you today - These are rules not to enter the land, but are rules that would enable Israel to remain in the land. And while Moses says "all" clearly no human can perfectly keep all of the statutes and the judgments. He is however speaking of the "general direction" of their life which should always be moving toward greater and greater degrees of holiness.