Deuteronomy 28:1

Blessings at Gerizim

1 "1Now it shall be, if you diligently obey * the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God 2will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

Deuteronomy 28:1 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:1

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently
unto the voice of the Lord thy God
In his law, and by his prophets: to observe [and] to do all his commandments, which I command thee this
day;
for without observing them to do them, hearing them would be to little purpose, and they were all of them to be observed and done, the lesser and weightier matters of the law as they were commanded by Moses in the name of the Lord, and as they would be taught, explained, and enforced by the prophets: that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the
earth:
as they were in the times of David and Solomon; (See Gill on Deuteronomy 26:19).

Deuteronomy 28:1 In-Context

1 "Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2 "All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God:
3 "Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
4 "Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.
5 "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 15:26; Exodus 23:22-27; Leviticus 26:3-13; Deuteronomy 7:12-26; Deuteronomy 11:13
  • 2. Deuteronomy 28:13; Deuteronomy 26:19; 1 Chronicles 14:2

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "listen to the voice of"
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