Deuteronomy, 30
13. Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, `Who will go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?'
13. Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, `Who will go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?'
Deuteronomy 30 presents the choice between blessing and curse, with God encouraging His people to choose life and obey their law. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Proverbs 10:16: "The righteous wages is life, and the wicked performance is sin." This verse relates to the choice between the blessing and the curse presented in Deuteronomy 30, encouraging the people to choose life and follow the righteous path.
Joshua 24:15: "But if, they do not like to serve the Lord, choose today to those who will serve, whether to the gods their ancestors have served beyond the Euphrates, or to the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. My family and I will serve the Lord. " In this verse Joshua encourages the people to choose to serve the Lord and to obey their law, which is similar to what is addressed in Deuteronomy 30.
Proverbs 3:1-2: "My Son, do not forget my instruction, but keep my commandments in their hearts, for they will prolong your life for many years and give you prosperity and peace." This verse reinforces the idea that following God's law leads to life and prosperity, which are blessings promised in Deuteronomy 30.
Deuteronomy 10:12-13: "And now, O Israel, that the Lord, your God, asks you? He only demands that you fear him and follow all his ways, to love Him, serve the Lord, His God, with all his heart and with all the soul, and obey his commandments and laws that I give them today, for his own good. " This verse relates to the choice between the blessing and the curse presented in Deuteronomy 30, encouraging the people to follow God's ways and obey their law so that they can experience the promised blessing.
Deuteronomy 11:26-28: "Today I put before you the blessing and the curse: the blessing, if they obey the commandments of the Lord, your God, which today I give them; the curse, to disobey themselves to the commandments of the Lord, their own God, and move away from the path that I command them today to follow, to follow other gods they do not know. " This verse is a direct reference to the main theme of Deuteronomy 30, emphasizing the choice that the people have before themselves and the consequences of their choices.
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