Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
After Israel crossed the Jordan, this curse belongs to those pronounced from Mount Ebal, in contrast with the blessings pronounced from Mount Gerizim. It was part of the covenant declarations made at that crossing, and of the covenant ceremony associated with Ebal and Gerizim where Israel's vows were solemnly made and later renewed at Shechem. The curses from Ebal warned the disobedient, while the blessings set forth the opposite portion.
It was careful provision for forgetful Israel, for exact instruction was given to plaster stones and write the commandments on them, showing how particular God was. From those two prominent positions of the mounts the advantages of the blessing and the disadvantages of the curse were repeated and pronounced. The congregation's assent of Amen to each declaration placed them under solemn responsibility to obey. Those declarations were meant to make God's law familiar, deter transgression, and encourage obedience.
It is not the voice of man but the voice of Christ from the enfolding pillar of cloud, uttered with His own voice enshrouded in the cloud. It expresses the principles of the law of the kingdom of God, made specific so that minds are not left in ignorance and uncertainty. Together with Deuteronomy 26 and Deuteronomy 28 it plainly states the blessings of obedience and commands obedience to statutes and judgments with all the heart and soul. It was given with precaution and decided practical demonstration to remind that obedience to God's commandments is for present and future good, showing that obedience brings prosperity and disobedience results in a curse.
It means that treating father or mother with contempt brings a curse, including disrespecting parental authority, rejecting counsel and restraint, and being ungovernable at home. It presents the never-ceasing obligation of all whom God has blessed with life and health and temporal and spiritual advantages. Its claims are just as binding now and just as fresh in importance as when given, because God's gifts remain fresh and continual and the message has not grown weak because of age. When the Lord in a special manner favors His people, it calls them to publicly acknowledge this, so that God's name will be glorified as a testimony that His Word is verity and truth.
The directions were repeated to call followers to consecration and self-denial as true disciples, including faithfulness in gifts, offerings and tithe and teaching children to deny needless trifles to make offerings to the Lord. Knowingly retaining such disrespectful young people in the publishing office brings accountability to the institution's leaders, who share responsibility if they allow their influence to lead others astray.
After Israel crossed the Jordan, this curse belongs to those pronounced from Mount Ebal, in contrast with the blessings pronounced from Mount Gerizim. It was part of the covenant declarations made at that crossing, and of the covenant ceremony associated with Ebal and Gerizim where Israel's vows were solemnly made and later renewed at Shechem. The curses from Ebal warned the disobedient, while the blessings set forth the opposite portion.
It was careful provision for forgetful Israel, for exact instruction was given to plaster stones and write the commandments on them, showing how particular God was. From those two prominent positions of the mounts the advantages of the blessing and the disadvantages of the curse were repeated and pronounced. The congregation's assent of Amen to each declaration placed them under solemn responsibility to obey. Those declarations were meant to make God's law familiar, deter transgression, and encourage obedience.
It is not the voice of man but the voice of Christ from the enfolding pillar of cloud, uttered with His own voice enshrouded in the cloud. It expresses the principles of the law of the kingdom of God, made specific so that minds are not left in ignorance and uncertainty. Together with Deuteronomy 26 and Deuteronomy 28 it plainly states the blessings of obedience and commands obedience to statutes and judgments with all the heart and soul. It was given with precaution and decided practical demonstration to remind that obedience to God's commandments is for present and future good, showing that obedience brings prosperity and disobedience results in a curse.
It means that treating father or mother with contempt brings a curse, including disrespecting parental authority, rejecting counsel and restraint, and being ungovernable at home. It presents the never-ceasing obligation of all whom God has blessed with life and health and temporal and spiritual advantages. Its claims are just as binding now and just as fresh in importance as when given, because God's gifts remain fresh and continual and the message has not grown weak because of age. When the Lord in a special manner favors His people, it calls them to publicly acknowledge this, so that God's name will be glorified as a testimony that His Word is verity and truth.
The directions were repeated to call followers to consecration and self-denial as true disciples, including faithfulness in gifts, offerings and tithe and teaching children to deny needless trifles to make offerings to the Lord. Knowingly retaining such disrespectful young people in the publishing office brings accountability to the institution's leaders, who share responsibility if they allow their influence to lead others astray.