Deuteronomy 7:12

12 And it will be, that if you give attention to these decisions and keep and do them, then the Lord will keep his agreement with you and his mercy, as he said in his oath to your fathers.

Deuteronomy 7:12 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:12

Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these
judgments, and keep and do them
Attentively listen to the declaration made of them, and be careful to observe them:

that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy
which he sware unto thy fathers;
to bring them into the land of Canaan, and continue them in it; yea, to send the Messiah to them, and bring him the salvation of Israel out of Zion; see ( Luke 1:68-73 ) .

Deuteronomy 7:12 In-Context

10 Rewarding his haters to their face with destruction; he will have no mercy on his hater, but will give him open punishment.
11 So keep the orders and the laws and the decisions which I give you today and do them.
12 And it will be, that if you give attention to these decisions and keep and do them, then the Lord will keep his agreement with you and his mercy, as he said in his oath to your fathers.
13 And he will give you his love, blessing you and increasing you: he will send his blessing on the offspring of your body and the fruit of your land, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which by his oath to your fathers he undertook to give you.
14 You will have greater blessings than any other people: no male or female among you or among your cattle will be without offspring.
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