Deuteronomy 27

The Altar on Mount Ebal

1 Now Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying: "Keep all the commandments which I command you today. 2 "And it shall be, on the day a when you cross over the Jordan to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, that b you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and whitewash them with lime. 3 "You shall write on them all the words of this law, when you have crossed over, that you may enter the land which the LORD your God is giving you, c 'a land flowing with milk and honey,' 1 just as the LORD God of your fathers promised you. 4 "Therefore it shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that d on Mount Ebal you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, and you shall whitewash them with lime. 5 "And there you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones; e you shall not use an iron tool on them. 6 "You shall build with 2 whole stones the altar of the LORD your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God. 7 "You shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and f rejoice before the LORD your God. 8 "And you shall g write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law."

Curses from Mount Ebal

9 Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, "Take heed and listen, O Israel: h This day you have become the people of the LORD your God. 10 "Therefore you shall obey the voice of the LORD your God, and observe His commandments and His statutes which I command you today."

11 And Moses commanded the people on the same day, saying, 12 "These shall stand i on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin; 13 "and j these shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 "And k the Levites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel:

15 l 'Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, 3 an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.'
m "And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen!'

16 n 'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

17 o 'Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor's landmark.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

18 p 'Cursed is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

19 q 'Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

20 r 'Cursed is the one who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's bed.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

21 s 'Cursed is the one who lies with any kind of animal.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

22 t 'Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

23 u 'Cursed is the one who lies with his mother-in-law.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

24 v 'Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

25 w 'Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

26 x 'Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law.'
"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

  1. Cross References
    Joshua 4:1
    And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying:
  2. Cross References
    Joshua 8:32
    And there, in the presence of the children of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 3:8
    So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
  4. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 11:29
    Now it shall be, when the LORD your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
    Joshua 8:30
    Now Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal.
    Joshua 8:31
    As Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: "an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool." And they offered on it burnt offerings to the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 20:25
    And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it.
    Joshua 8:31
    As Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: "an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool." And they offered on it burnt offerings to the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
  6. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 26:11
    So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 8:32
    And there, in the presence of the children of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
  8. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 26:18
    Also today the LORD has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments.
  9. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 11:29
    Now it shall be, when the LORD your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
    Joshua 8:33
    Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
    Judges 9:7
    Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them: "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, That God may listen to you!
  10. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 11:29
    Now it shall be, when the LORD your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
    Joshua 8:33
    Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
  11. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 33:10
    They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And Israel Your law. They shall put incense before You, And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
    Joshua 8:33
    Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
    Daniel 9:11
    Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 20:4
    You shall not make for yourself a carved image ...
    Exodus 20:23
    You shall not make anything to be with Me - god...
    Exodus 34:17
    You shall make no molded gods for yourselves.
    Leviticus 19:4
    Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves m...
    Leviticus 26:1
    You shall not make idols for yourselves; neithe...
    Deuteronomy 4:16
    Lest you act corruptly and make for yourselves ...
    Deuteronomy 4:23
    Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the co...
    Isaiah 44:9
    Those who make an image, all of them are useles...
    Hosea 13:2
    Now they sin more and more, And have made for t...
  13. Cross References
    Numbers 5:22
    "and may this water that causes the curse go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot." Then the woman shall say, "Amen, so be it."
    Jeremiah 11:5
    "that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them 'a land flowing with milk and honey,' as it is this day." ' " And I answered and said, "So be it, LORD."
    1 Corinthians 14:16
    Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say?
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 20:12
    Honor your father and your mother, that your da...
    Leviticus 19:3
    Every one of you shall revere his mother and hi...
    Leviticus 20:9
    For everyone who curses his father or his mothe...
    Deuteronomy 5:16
    Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD ...
    Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21
    If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who ...
    Ezekiel 22:7
    In you they have made light of father and mothe...
  15. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 19:14
    You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
    Proverbs 22:28
    Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set.
  16. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:14
    You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 22:21
    You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppre...
    Exodus 22:22
    You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless c...
    Exodus 23:9
    Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you ...
    Leviticus 19:33
    And if a stranger dwells with you in your land,...
    Deuteronomy 10:18
    He administers justice for the fatherless and t...
    Deuteronomy 24:17
    You shall not pervert justice due the stranger ...
  18. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:8
    The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness.
    Leviticus 20:11
    The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.
    Deuteronomy 22:30
    A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.
    1 Corinthians 5:1
    It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles - that a man has his father's wife!
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 22:19
    Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.
    Leviticus 18:23
    Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
    Leviticus 20:15
    If a man mates with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
    Leviticus 20:16
    If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood is upon them.
  20. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:9
    The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.
  21. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:17
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness.
    Leviticus 20:14
    If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 20:13
    You shall not murder.
    Exodus 21:12
    He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.
    Leviticus 24:17
    Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death.
    Numbers 35:30
    Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.
    Numbers 35:31
    Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.
  23. Cross References
    Exodus 23:7
    Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.
    Psalms 15:5
    He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
    Ezekiel 22:12
    In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 119:21
    You rebuke the proud - the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments.
    Jeremiah 11:3
    And say to them, 'Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant
    Galatians 3:10
    For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.
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