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I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto you go over the Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days on it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
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A Cosmic Witness
Commentators explain that Moses' act of calling "heaven and earth to witness" was a formal, solemn, and public legal declaration. It established the entire created order as a witness to the covenant, emphasizing the immense gravity of Israel's commitment and the severe, unavoidable consequences of idolatry.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare with these verses Leviticus 26:33-40, and Deuteronomy 28:64 and following.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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