Deuteronomy 30:1

Repentance and Forgiveness

1 ¹"And ²when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and ³you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you,

Deuteronomy 30:1 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 30:1

And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon
thee
Declared, pronounced, foretold, and prophesied of in the three preceding chapters, especially in ( Deuteronomy 28:1-68 ) ;

the blessing and the curse which I have set before thee;
the blessings promised to those that pay a regard to the will of God and obey his voice, and curses threatened to the see ( Deuteronomy 28:1-20 ) ;

and thou shall call [them] to mind among all the nations whither the
Lord thy God hath driven thee;
recollect the promises and the threatenings, and observe the exact accomplishment of them in their captivities, and especially in this their last and present captivity.

Deuteronomy 30:1 In-Context

1 "And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you,

2 and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul,

3 then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.

4 If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there he will take you.

5 And the LORD your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 11:26-28; Leviticus 26:40-42
• 2. See Deuteronomy 28
• 3. Deuteronomy 4:29-31; See 1 Kings 8:47-50