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It shall be, when you are passed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.
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The Law on the Mount of Curses
Commentators explain the significance of placing the Law on Mount Ebal, known as the 'mount of cursing.' This location was a powerful symbol, teaching Israel that because of human sin, the Law's immediate effect is to reveal our failure and the resulting curse. This foreshadows the New Testament teaching that the Law exposes our need for a savior.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In Mount Ebal – Compare the marginal references. The Samaritan Pentateuch and Version read Gerizim here instead of Ebal; but the original te…
19th Century
Anglican
Moses with the elders. —Here they are joined in exhortation for the first time in this book.
Keep. —Literal…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And therefore it shall be, when you have gone over Jordan Some time after they had passed that river:
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