Offerings of Firstfruits and Tithes – Deuteronomy 26
- Moses instructs the people that when they come into the land promised to them, they are to bring the Lord the firstfruits of each harvest and speak specific words over them. Every third year they are to offer a special tithe of crops for the Levites, foreigners, orphans and widows.
- Moses instructs the people to obey all the rules and statutes the Lord has given. If they do, they will be blessed and holy to the Lord.
The Altar on Mount Ebal – Deuteronomy 27
- Moses instructs the people to build an altar to the Lord on Mount Ebal using natural, uncut stones.
- Moses then warns the people that people who do certain things will be cursed (those who cast idols; those who dishonor their mother or father; those who steal property from a neighbor; those who lead a blind person astray; those who deny justice to foreigners, widows, or orphans; those who have sexual intercourse with their father's wife, their sister, their mother-in-law, or an animal; those who attack an innocent person, those who attack a neighbor in secret; and those who accept payment to kill and innocent person).
Blessings for Obedience – Deuteronomy 28
- Moses instructs the people on the blessings they will receive if they follow God's statutes: everything they own will be blessed, the Lord will conquer their enemies and give them prosperity.
Curses for Disobedience
- Moses warns the people that if they do not obey the Lord, they will be cursed and explains all the ways they will be cursed.
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