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In this passage, Moshe (Moses) reminds the people of Israel that God will bless them if they follow His Torah but he will have to curse them if they do not. He also reminds the people they have the duty to enforce God’s Torah in the land as well. It really is a Tale of Two Mountains.
Food for thought in Deuteronomy 27-28
Why didn’t King David follow the law of Deut. 27:22 by not punishing Ammon for raping his half-sister, Tamar (2Samuel 13)? What about the requirement for two or more witnesses (Deut. 19:15) and for a rape victim in a city to cry out during an attack (Deut. 22:23-29)? Also consider Ex. 22:16-17 and Deut. 22:28-29 which states that a man who seduces or forces himself upon an unmarried girl is required to marry her?
The NIV says the memorial stones were covered with plaster and were fieldstones. More literal translations such as the NASB refer to them as being “whitewashed” and “whole stones.” What’s the difference?
What’s the significance of Israel’s crossing the Jordan River (Deut. 27:2)?
What was written on the memorial stones? What 12 curses are mentioned in Deut. 27:15-26?
What’s the significance of having an idol “in secret”? (Deut. 27:15)
What are the priorities of God that are being conveyed here?
How were people to be cursed? (Deut. 21:22-23)
Which of the 10 commandments is broken when one moves a boundary marker? (Deut. 27:17)
Which of the 10 commandments were violated by tricking a blind man (Deut 27:17)? See Exodus 20:13, 16.
How significant is saying “amen”? How is that connected to Deut. 27:26?
Which of the 10 commandments are violated with the sexual sins listed in Deut. 27:20-23?
In which month of God’s calendar was Deut. 27 conveyed to the people and how do we know this?
What is the significance of passing blessings on Mt. Gerazim and curses on Mt. Ebal?What was the history of both moutains largely based on the ugliness of Ebal and the beauty of Gerazim?
How does one tell the difference? How does that apply to choosing between sources of good and evil today?
What would these blessings bring to the people of Israel? Why did God want to give these blessings to Israel? What is the difference between Deut. 27 and Deut. 28? Who really careries out the consequences of Deut. 27 v. Deut. 28?
Does “this day or “today” in relation to “all the commands” that is the focus of Deut. 28 refer to one day or the whole period in which Deuteronomy was conveyed?
Why are the version of the statutes, commands and judgments in Deuteronomy different from the ones in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers?