Deuteronomy-Chap-29
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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. (JPS-1917).
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With
Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
Introduction:
In this chapter, Moses enters the final stage of his
leadership by renewing the covenant between the Almighty and the Children of
Israel on the plains of
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Below are the verses of Deuteronomy Chapter 29, verses 1 to 28: Whilst below the verses are the Explanation’s and more. (The Chapter is from JPS-1917 version of the Torah).
1. And
Moses called unto all
Explanation: Verse 1 clarifies that this covenant in Moab is distinct from, yet
linked to, the original covenant made at Mount Horeb (not Sinai), serving as a
necessary reaffirmation for the new generation.
2. the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs and those
great wonders;
Explanation: Verse 2 begins Moses’
historical review, reminding the people that although they witnessed the
miracles of
3. but יְהוָה - the LORD hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Explanation: Verse 3 highlights the “great trials” and “signs” that defined the transition from slavery to nationhood.
4. And I
have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
Explanation: Verse 4 observes that, until this very moment, the nation lacked the heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear the full spiritual weight of their journey.
5. Ye have
not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong
drink; that ye might know that I am יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloheichem (God).
Explanation: Verse 5 notes the supernatural sustenance provided during the forty years in the wilderness, where clothing and shoes did not wear out, and proving Divine providence.
6. And when
ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon,
and Og the king of
Explanation: Verse 6 reminds them they
did not eat bread or drink wine, so they would recognise that their existence
depended solely on the Word of the Almighty.
7. And we
took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites,
and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.
Explanation: Verse 7 recounts the recent
victories over Sihon and Og,
proving that the nation is now physically ready for conquest.
8 Observe therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may make all that ye do to prosper.
Explanation: Verse 8 mentions the
distribution of the conquered lands to Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh as the
first tangible fulfilment of the territorial promise.
9. Ye are
standing this day all of you before יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloheichem: your heads, your tribes, your elders,
and your officers, even all the men of
Explanation: Verse 9 provides the foundational
instruction: keep the words of this covenant so that all actions will result in
success and wisdom.
10. your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in
the midst of thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood
unto the drawer of thy water;
Explanation: Verse 10 describes the assembly’s hierarchy, showing that every
soul, heads, tribes, elders, and officers is required for the covenant to be
whole.
11. that thou shouldest enter into the
covenant of יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֶיךָ -
the LORD thy Eloheicha, and
into His oath-which יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֶיךָ -
the LORD thy Eloheicha maketh with thee this day;
Explanation: Verse 11 includes the vulnerable and the proselyte (the stranger),
emphasizing that the covenant is inclusive of all who attach themselves to the
community.
12. that He may establish thee this day
unto Himself for a people, and that He may be unto thee a אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, as He spoke unto thee, and as He swore unto thy fathers, to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Explanation: Verse 12 defines the purpose of the gathering: to “enter” into the
covenant and the oath which the Almighty is establishing today.
13. Neither
with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
Explanation: Verse 13 reiterates the goal of the relationship, to establish
14. but with him that standeth here
with us this day before יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheynu, and also with him that is not here
with us this day
Explanation: Verse 14 makes a crucial legal point: the covenant is not being
made with the present assembly alone.
15. for ye know how we dwelt in the
Explanation: Verse 15 explicitly binds all future generations (“those who are
not here with us this day”) to the terms agreed upon in
16. and ye have seen their detestable things, and their idols,
wood and stone, silver and gold, which were with them
Explanation: Verse 16 recalls the idolatrous nations the Israelites passed
during their travels, serving as a warning against cultural contamination.
17. lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or
tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheynu, to go to serve the gods of those
nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth
gall and wormwood;
Explanation: Verse 17 mentions the “detestable things” and idols of wood, stone,
silver, and gold witnessed among the heathens.
18. and it
come to pass, when he heareth the words of this
curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying: ‘I
shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart that the
watered be swept away with the dry’;
Explanation: Verse 18 warns against the “bitter poison” of an individual or
family whose heart turns away from the Almighty to serve other gods.
19. יְהוָה - the LORD
will not be willing to pardon him, but then the anger of יְהוָה - the LORD
and His jealousy shall be kindled against that man, and all the curse that is
written in this book shall lie upon him, and יְהוָה - the LORD shall blot out his
name from under heaven;
Explanation: Verse 19 describes the danger of the self-blessing individual who
believes they will have “peace” while following their own stubborn heart,
thinking they can escape the communal consequences.
20. and יְהוָה - the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of
Explanation: Verse 20 declares that the Almighty will not forgive such
intentional defiance; rather, the curses written in the book will settle upon
that individual.
21. And the
generation to come, your children that shall rise up after you, and the
foreigner that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses wherewith יְהוָה - the LORD
hath made it sick;
Explanation: Verse 21 states that such a person will be singled out from the
tribes of
22. and
that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and
a burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any
grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom
and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim,
which יְהוָה - the LORD
overthrew in His anger, and in His wrath;
Explanation: Verse 22 looks to the future, where both the next generation and
the foreigner will see the devastation of the land and wonder why it occurred.
23. even all the nations shall say ‘Wherefore hath יְהוָה - the LORD done thus unto this land? What meaneth the heat of this great anger?’
Explanation: Verse 23 describes the land’s desolation, brimstone, salt, and
burning, likening it to the overthrow of
24. then men shall say: ‘Because they forsook the covenant of יְהוָה - the LORD, the אֱלֹהִים - Elohim of their fathers, which He made with
them when He brought them forth out of the
Explanation: Verse 24 posits the question asked by the nations of the world:
“Why has יְהוָה - the
LORD done this to this land?”
25. and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods
that they knew not, and that He had not allotted unto
them;
Explanation: Verse 25 provides the answer: it is because they forsook the
covenant of the אֱלֹהִים - Elohim of their fathers.
26. therefore the anger of יְהוָה - the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curse that is written in this book;
Explanation: Verse 26 explains that the breach occurred because they went and
served “other gods” whom they had not known.
27. and יְהוָה - the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger,
and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them
into another land, as it is this day’.
Explanation: Verse 27 describes the resulting divine anger that brought all the
curses of the Torah upon the land.
28. The secret things belong unto יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheynu; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Explanation: Verse 28 concludes the section by describing the exile, how the
nation was “uprooted” from their land in anger and cast into another land.
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My Closing Message:
The essence of Deuteronomy 29 is the total accountability of the Hebraic people
to the Divine Law. It teaches that the covenant is not a historical relic but a
living constitution that transcends time and space. By binding the “absent”
generations to those standing at the border, the Torah ensures that the
responsibility to uphold the Truth remains an eternal inheritance. It serves as
sobering reminders that while the land is a gift; our residence upon it is contingent
on our loyalty to the Source of our life!
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