Thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim – literally, you shall give, i.e., “give” utterance to it. On the ceremony, see Deut…

The blessing ... and the curse ... —The Targum of Onkelos says, “Those that bless,” and “those that curse.” (See Deuteronomy 27:12…

And it shall come to pass, when the Lord. I have recently expounded a similar passage, which, although it comes later in the order observe…

And it shall come to pass, when the Lord your God has brought
you into the land where you go to possess …

Moses sums up all the arguments for obedience in two words: the blessing and the curse. He charged the people to choose which they would have. Mose…