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Please Note: Some alterations
or (additions) have been made relating to ‘Names’ and ‘Attributes’ of אֱלֹהִים -
Elohim, having been corrected like it once was pre the “Masoretic Text”.
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Remember the following truth from our
beloved Torah!.
“Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH FROM IT, that ye may keep the commandments of יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloleichem, which I command you”. Davarim -
Deuteronomy 4:2.
However, sadly both priests and rabbis broke אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s command’s and made countless alterations, just check Tehillim - Psalms 53, where they removed the sacred Name of יְהוָה - the LORD, and replaced it with אֱלֹהִים both in Hebrew as well as in the English translation. This was, and still is an utter disgrace, and thy shall be severly punished for their evil!
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דְּבָרִים
Part One..
With
Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
This
wonderful Chapter is full of treasure and love for the Hebrews prior to their
entrance to the land of ‘Milk and Honey’!
Deuteronomy 11
continues Moshe’s - Moses’ final address to Israel before they enter the
Promised Land. In this section, Moses urges the people to love אֱלֹהִים
- Elohim (God) wholeheartedly, remember His past
acts, and obey His commandments so they may flourish in the land אֱלֹהִים
is giving them. The tone is pastoral but firm, Moses is speaking as someone who
has carried this people for forty years and wants them to succeed where the
previous generation failed.
This passage
emphasizes: Love for אֱלֹהִים,
obedience as an expression of that love, remembering אֱלֹהִים
- Elohim’s discipline and deliverance, the
blessings tied to faithfulness, the responsibility to teach the next
generation, it’s a blend of ‘history’, ‘exhortation’, and ‘promise’!
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1. Therefore thou shalt love יָהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ - the LORD thy Eloheicha, and keep His charge, and His statutes, and His ordinances, and His commandments, alway. 2. And know ye this day; for I speak not with your children that have not known, and that have not seen the chastisement of יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloheicha, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm, 3. and His signs, and His works, which He did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land; 4. and what He did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how He made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how יְהוָה - the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day; 5. and what He did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came unto this place; 6. and what He did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and every living substance that followed them, in the midst of all Israel; 7. but your eyes have seen all the great work of יְהוָה - the LORD which He did. 8. Therefore shall ye keep all the commandment which I command thee this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go over to possess it; 9. and that ye may prolong your days upon the land, which יְהוָה - the LORD swore unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou didst sow thy seed, and didst water it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs; 11. but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water as the rain of heaven cometh down; 12. a land which יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ - the LORD thy Eloheicha careth for; the eyes of יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ - the LORD thy Eloheicha are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 13. And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto My commandments which I command you this day, to love יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloheichem, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14. that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. 15. And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 16. Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; 17. and the anger of יְהוָה - the LORD be kindled against you, and He shut up the heaven, so that there shall be no rain, and the ground shall not yield her fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which יְהוָה - the LORD giveth you. 18. Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. 19. And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates; 21. that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, upon the land which יְהוָה - the LORD swore unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
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1. Love and Obedience Are Inseparable (v. 1):
Moshe - Moses begins by calling Israel to ... “Therefore thou shalt love יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ - the LORD thy Eloheicha, and keep His charge, and His statutes, and His ordinances, and His commandments, always”. This sets the tone of this wonderful chapter.
2. Israel Has Seen אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s Works Firsthand (vv. 2-7):
Moses reminds them that they personally witnessed:
אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s discipline.
The miracles in Egypt.
The Red Sea deliverance.
The judgment of Dathan and Abiram.
אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s sustaining power in the wilderness.
This is a powerful rhetorical move. Moses is
saying: You know
אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s character because
you’ve lived it. Let that memory shape your obedience.
3. The Land Requires Dependence on אֱלֹהִים (vv. 8-12):
Moses contrasts Egypt with the Promised Land:
Egypt relied on human irrigation.
Whilst Canaan relied on rain from heaven.
This is more than geography, it’s theology. The land itself is designed to keep Israel dependent on אֱלֹהִים - Elohim. Their prosperity will be tied not to human engineering but to Divine provision.
4. Blessings for Obedience (vv. 13-15):
If Israel loves אֱלֹהִים - Elohim and obeys Him:
Rain will come in its seasons.
Crops will flourish.
Livestock will be fed.
This is covenant blessing language. אֱלֹהִים is not promising luxury but abundance and stability.
5. Warnings Against Idolatry (vv. 16-17):
Moses warns that turning to other deities will result in:
Withheld rain.
Failed crops.
Peril in the land.
This is not arbitrary punishment, it’s the natural consequence of breaking covenant relationship with the One who sustains the land!
6. The Word Must Saturate Daily Life (vv. 18-20):
Moses instructs them to:
Bind אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s words on their hands and foreheads
Teach them to their children.
Speak of them constantly.
Write them on their doorposts and gates.
This is about shaping identity. אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s Word is meant to be woven into the rhythms of life, not confined to ritual moments.
7. A Promise of Long Life in the Land (v. 21):
If they remain faithful, their days, and their children’s days will be multiplied in the land. This is generational blessing, rooted in covenant faithfulness!
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Deuteronomy 11:1–21 is a call to remember, to ‘love’, and ‘to obey’. It reminds us that faithfulness is not abstract it’s lived out in daily choices, in how we teach our children, and in how we must trust אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה - the LORD Elohim ‘for provision’. The passage invites us to consider whether אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s Word is truly woven into our lives, and not just an accessory. Moses message is timeless: ‘Love אֱלֹהִים, remembering His works’, and may obedience flow from that love!
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