Deuteronomy 11:26

A Blessing and a Curse

26 "Look, today I set before you a blessing and a curse:

Deuteronomy 11:26 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:26

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse
Meaning the law of God, and the statutes, judgments, and commandments of it; which, if obeyed, blessings would be bestowed upon them; but if disobeyed, they would be liable to the curses of it, as the following words explain it; see ( Deuteronomy 30:15-19 ) everyone of the Israelites were called upon to see and consider this matter, it being an interesting one to them all.

Deuteronomy 11:26 In-Context

24 Every place the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.

25 No one will be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put fear and dread of you in all the land where you set foot, as He has promised you.

26 "Look, today I set before you a blessing and a curse:

27 [there will be] a blessing, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God I am giving you today,

28 and a curse, if you do not obey the commands of the Lord your God, and you turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods you have not known.