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It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of Yahweh your God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, who Yahweh your God will set you on high above all the nations of the earth:
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The Condition for Blessing
Commentators unanimously highlight that the promise of being "set on high" is conditional. It requires not just passively hearing God's voice but actively and diligently observing and doing His commands. This establishes the foundational principle of the covenant relationship: blessing follows obedience.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A comparison of this chapter with (Exodus 23:20–23) and (Leviticus 26:0) will show how Moses here resumes and amplifies the…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 28:1–14. BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE.
Will set thee on high. —Literally, w…
16th Century
Protestant
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken. He teaches the same thing as before in different words; but the diversity of expression,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it shall come to pass, if you shall listen diligently unto the voice of the Lord your God
This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects.
The blessings …
