Deuteronomy 30:19
Today I invoke heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live!
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- Deut 30:15 : 15 “Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.
- Deut 11:26 : 26 Anticipation of a Blessing and Cursing Ceremony Take note– I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
- Deut 30:1 : 1 The Results of Covenant Reaffirmation“When you have experienced all these things, both the blessings and the curses I have set before you, you will reflect upon them in all the nations where the LORD your God has banished you.
- Prov 8:36 : 36 But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."
- Ps 119:30 : 30 I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations.
- Deut 4:26 : 26 I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely and swiftly be removed from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be annihilated.
- 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.
- Deut 31:28 : 28 Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
- Deut 32:1 : 1 Invocation of Witnesses Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Josh 24:15-22 : 15 If you have no desire to worship the LORD, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the LORD. 16 The people responded,“Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods! 17 For the LORD our God took us and our fathers out of slavery in the land of Egypt and performed these awesome miracles before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations. 18 The LORD drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the LORD, for he is our God!” 19 Joshua warned the people,“You will not keep worshiping the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God who will not forgive your rebellion or your sins. 20 If you abandon the LORD and worship foreign gods, he will turn against you; he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, though he once treated you well.” 21 The people said to Joshua,“No! We really will worship the LORD. 22 Joshua said to the people,“Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the LORD?” They replied,“We are witnesses!”
- Ps 119:173 : 173 May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts.
- Mic 6:1-2 : 1 The Lord Demands Justice, not Ritual Listen to what the LORD says:“Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains! Present your case before the hills!” 2 Hear the LORD’s accusation, you mountains, you enduring foundations of the earth! For the LORD has a case against his people; he has a dispute with Israel!
- Luke 10:42 : 42 but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.”
- Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
- Jer 2:12-13 : 12 Be amazed at this, O heavens! Be shocked and utterly dumbfounded,” says the LORD. 13 “Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water.”
- Jer 22:29-30 : 29 O land of Judah, land of Judah, land of Judah! Listen to the LORD’s message! 30 The LORD says,“Enroll this man in the register as though he were childless. Enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime. For none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of David or ever succeed in ruling over Judah.”
- Jer 32:39 : 39 I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
- Isa 1:2 : 2 Obedience, not Sacrifice Listen, O heavens, pay attention, O earth! For the LORD speaks:“I raised children, I brought them up, but they have rebelled against me!
- Isa 56:4 : 4 For this is what the LORD says:“For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths and choose what pleases me and are faithful to my covenant,
- Prov 1:29 : 29 Because they hated moral knowledge, and did not choose to fear the LORD,
- Ps 119:111 : 111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.
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- Deut 30:14-163 verses85%
14 For the thing is very near you– it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it.
15 “Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.
16 What I am commanding you today is to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.
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18 I declare to you this very day that you will certainly perish! You will not extend your time in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
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20 I also call on you to love the LORD your God, to obey him and be loyal to him, for he gives you life and enables you to live continually in the land the LORD promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Deut 11:26-294 verses81%
26 Anticipation of a Blessing and Cursing Ceremony Take note– I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
27 the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today,
28 and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known.
29 When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are to possess, you must pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
- Deut 30:1-22 verses77%
1 The Results of Covenant Reaffirmation“When you have experienced all these things, both the blessings and the curses I have set before you, you will reflect upon them in all the nations where the LORD your God has banished you.
2 Then if you and your descendants turn to the LORD your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today,
- Deut 31:27-293 verses77%
27 for I know about your rebellion and stubbornness. Indeed, even while I have been living among you to this very day, you have rebelled against the LORD; you will be even more rebellious after my death!
28 Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
29 For I know that after I die you will totally corrupt yourselves and turn away from the path I have commanded you to walk. Disaster will confront you in the days to come because you will act wickedly before the LORD, inciting him to anger because of your actions.”
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26 I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely and swiftly be removed from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be annihilated.
- Deut 32:46-472 verses74%
46 he said to them,“Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully all the words of this law.
47 For this is no idle word for you– it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”
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15 If you have no desire to worship the LORD, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the LORD.
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8 “But tell the people of Jerusalem that the LORD says,‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.
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40 Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.”
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1 The Lord’s Provision in the Desert You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the LORD promised to your ancestors.
- Deut 26:16-183 verses71%
16 Narrative Interlude Today the LORD your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.
17 Today you have declared the LORD to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.
18 And today the LORD has declared you to be his special people(as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.
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32 Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.
- Deut 29:12-132 verses71%
12 so that you may enter by oath into the covenant the LORD your God is making with you today.
13 Today he will affirm that you are his people and that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore by oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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13 and to keep the LORD’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?
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15 Curses as Reversal of Blessings“But if you ignore the LORD your God and are not careful to keep all his commandments and statutes I am giving you today, then all these curses will come upon you in full force:
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19 Now if you forget the LORD your God at all and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated.
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22 Joshua said to the people,“Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the LORD?” They replied,“We are witnesses!”
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21 so that your days and those of your descendants may be extended in the land which the LORD promised to give to your ancestors, like the days of heaven itself.
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8 You will return and obey the LORD, keeping all his commandments I am giving you today.
- Deut 27:10-112 verses69%
10 You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”
11 Moreover, Moses commanded the people that day:
- Deut 29:9-102 verses69%
9 The Present Covenant Setting“Therefore, keep the terms of this covenant and obey them so that you may be successful in everything you do.
10 You are standing today, all of you, before the LORD your God– the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,
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28 Pay careful attention to all these things I am commanding you so that it may always go well with you and your children after you when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.
- Deut 11:17-182 verses68%
17 Then the anger of the LORD will erupt against you and he will close up the sky so that it does not rain. The land will not yield its produce, and you will soon be removed from the good land that the LORD is about to give you.
18 Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead.
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1 The Covenant Blessings“If you indeed obey the LORD your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.
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2 and that you may so revere the LORD your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments that I am giving you– you, your children, and your grandchildren– all your lives, to prolong your days.
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10 You stood before the LORD your God at Horeb and he said to me,“Assemble the people before me so that I can tell them my commands. Then they will learn to revere me all the days they live in the land, and they will instruct their children.”
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4 But you who remained faithful to the LORD your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.
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6 The LORD your God will also cleanse your heart and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love him with all your mind and being and so that you may live.
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33 Walk just as he has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land you are going to possess.
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3 However, I will leave some of these wicked people alive and banish them to other places. But wherever these people who survive may go, they will wish they had died rather than lived,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
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9 and that you may enjoy long life in the land the LORD promised to give to your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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19 Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!