Deuteronomy 31:28
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.
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- 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.
- Deut 32:1 : 1 Invocation of Witnesses Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Deut 30:19 : 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!
- Deut 31:12 : 12 Gather the people– men, women, and children, as well as the resident foreigners in your villages– so they may hear and thus learn about and fear the LORD your God and carefully obey all the words of this law.
- 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!
- Luke 19:40 : 40 He answered,“I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!”
- Deut 29:10 : 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,
- Gen 49:1-2 : 1 The Blessing of Jacob Jacob called for his sons and said,“Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future. 2 “Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.
- Exod 18:25 : 25 Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Num 11:16-17 : 16 The Response of God The LORD said to Moses,“Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you. 17 Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the Spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it all by yourself.
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- Deut 31:25-273 verses79%
25 he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the LORD’s covenant,
26 “Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,
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!
- Deut 31:29-302 verses78%
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.”
30 Then Moses recited the words of this song from start to finish in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel.
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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 30:18-203 verses77%
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.
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!
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.”
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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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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.
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2 So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them:“I am very old.
- Deut 27:1-22 verses74%
1 The Assembly at Shechem Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people:“Pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today.
2 When you cross the Jordan River to the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must erect great stones and cover them with plaster.
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1 Israel Renews its Commitment to the Lord Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
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14 “Look, today I am about to die. You know with all your heart and being that not even one of all the faithful promises the LORD your God made to you is left unfulfilled; every one was realized– not one promise is unfulfilled!
- Deut 31:11-144 verses73%
11 when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing.
12 Gather the people– men, women, and children, as well as the resident foreigners in your villages– so they may hear and thus learn about and fear the LORD your God and carefully obey all the words of this law.
13 Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the LORD your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
14 The Commissioning of Joshua Then the LORD said to Moses,“The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him.” So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
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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.
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31 But as for you, remain here with me so I can declare to you all the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that you are to teach them, so that they can carry them out in the land I am about to give them.”
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7 So Moses came and summoned the elders of Israel. He set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him,
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18 Instructions at Kadesh Barnea So I instructed you at that time regarding everything you should do.
- Deut 27:10-112 verses72%
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:
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27 Joshua said to all the people,“Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”
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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!
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33 All the people, rulers, leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the LORD’s servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.
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1 The Opening Exhortation Then Moses called all the people of Israel together and said to them:“Listen, Israel, to the statutes and ordinances that I am about to deliver to you today; learn them and be careful to keep them!
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32 Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.
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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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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 11:28-292 verses72%
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 29:1-22 verses71%
1 Narrative Interlude(28:69) These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Horeb.
2 The Exodus, Wandering, and Conquest Reviewed Moses proclaimed to all Israel as follows:“You have seen all that the LORD did in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, all his servants, and his land.
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28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.
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9 The Deposit of the Covenant Text Then Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carry the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and to all Israel’s elders.
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3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the rift valley plains of Moab, along the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said,
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1 Vows Made by Men Moses told the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites,“This is what the LORD has commanded:
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29 The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.
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26 Anticipation of a Blessing and Cursing Ceremony Take note– I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
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1 Invocation of Witnesses Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
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14 The Covenant Curses“The Levites will call out to every Israelite with a loud voice:
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21 Then when many disasters and distresses overcome them this song will testify against them, for their descendants will not forget it. I know the intentions they have in mind today, even before I bring them to the land I have promised.”
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8 You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear.”
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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.
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1 Succession of Moses by Joshua Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
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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.