“‘A curse on anyone who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ All the people are to say, ‘Amen!’-Deuteronomy 27:17 As we continue to move down the list of secretive sins, we encounter the admonition against illegally moving a neighbor’s property boundary marker.  Recall I’ve pointed out in the past that a good portion of these laws […]

“‘A curse on anyone who makes a carved or metal image, something Adonai detests, the handiwork of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret!’ All the people are to respond by saying, ‘Amen!’-Deuteronomy 27:15 Okay, so we’re continuing our slog through Deuteronomy Chapter 27 focusing on the pronouncement of the curses from Mount Ebal. Eleven […]

“‘A curse on anyone who makes a carved or metal image, something Adonai detests, the handiwork of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret!’ All the people are to respond by saying, ‘Amen!’”-Deuteronomy 27:15 From verse 15 of Deuteronomy 27, the priests begin to pronounce a series of 12 curses. In Hebrew, the word for […]

There’s another interesting and mystical connection I want to point out concerning the two hilltops of Ebal and Gerizim the 12 tribes of Israel ascended to pronounce the blessings and curses.  Let’s take a quick journey to the past all the way back to Exodus chapter 39. “They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; they […]

“That same day Moshe commissioned the people as follows: ‘These are the ones who are to stand on Mount G’rizim and bless the people after you have crossed the Yarden: Shim‘on, Levi, Y’hudah, Yissakhar, Yosef and Binyamin; while these are to stand on Mount ‘Eival for the curse: Re’uven, Gad, Asher, Z’vulun, Dan and Naftali. […]