Deuteronomy 26:10-19

10 'Now behold, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground 1which You, O LORD have given me.' And you shall set it down before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God;
11 and you and 2the Levite and the alien who is among you shall 3rejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given you and your household.
12 "4When you have finished paying all the tithe of your increase in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan and to the widow, that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.
13 "You shall say before the LORD your God, 'I have removed the sacred portion from my house, and also have given it to the Levite and the alien, the orphan and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; 5I have not transgressed or forgotten any of Your commandments.
14 'I have not eaten of it while mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor offered any of it to the dead. I have listened to the voice of the LORD my God; I have done according to all that You have commanded me.
15 '6Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the ground which You have given us, 7a land flowing with milk and honey, as You swore to our fathers.'
16 "This day the LORD your God commands you to do these statutes and ordinances. You shall therefore be careful to do them 8with all your heart and with all your soul.
17 "9You have today declared the LORD to be your God, and that you would walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments and His ordinances, and listen to His voice.
18 "The LORD has today declared you to be 10His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His commandments;
19 and that He will 11set you high above all nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor; and that you shall be 12a consecrated people to the LORD your God, as He has spoken."

Deuteronomy 26:10-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 26

This chapter treats of the basket of firstfruits to be brought and presented to the Lord, and the confession to be made along with it, De 26:1-11; and of the declaration to be made on the third year, the year of tithing, and the prayer annexed to it, De 26:12-15; and of the covenant made in a solemn manner between God and the people of Israel, De 26:16-19.

Cross References 12

  • 1. Deuteronomy 8:18; Proverbs 10:22
  • 2. Deuteronomy 12:12
  • 3. Deuteronomy 12:7; Deuteronomy 16:11; Ecclesiastes 3:12, 13; Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
  • 4. Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:24; Deuteronomy 14:28, 29; Heb 7:5, 9, 10
  • 5. Ps 119:141, 153, 176
  • 6. Psalms 80:14; Isaiah 63:15; Zechariah 2:13
  • 7. Deuteronomy 26:9
  • 8. Deuteronomy 4:29
  • 9. Psalms 48:14
  • 10. Exodus 6:7; Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 28:9; Deuteronomy 29:13; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9
  • 11. Deuteronomy 4:7, 8; Deuteronomy 28:1, 13
  • 12. Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 7:6; Isaiah 62:12; Jeremiah 2:3; 1 Peter 2:9

Footnotes 8

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