Deuteronomy 27:1-28:14 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 27:1

Deuteronomy 27:1. Moses with the elders Having in discourses at several times repeated the principal parts of the laws, and made several necessary additions to them, Moses called the council together, and summoned the body of the people to attend them at the tabernacle; where, after an earnest exhortation to observe what he had already said, and was now about to prescribe to them, he directs them, the first opportunity they had after their arrival in the land of promise, to renew their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:1-26

27:1-30:20 CONDITIONS OF THE COVENANTThe listing of blessings and curses at the end of the covenant document is again in keeping with the form of ancient Near Eastern treaties. God in his sovereign grace had chosen Israel as his people and preserved them. In gratitude the people were to be obedient to God’s commands, and in doing so they would enjoy fellowship with him and blessing in their national life. Disobedience, on the other hand, would bring his judgment upon them, so that they might... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 27:1

And Moses. This is the beginning of the fifth address. See note on Deuteronomy 1:1 . this day. See note on Deuteronomy 4:26 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:1

THE THIRD ADDRESS OF MOSES (DEUT. 27-30)That this chapter is properly placed, that it is indeed from Moses, as is specifically claimed three different times in the chapter, and that it is a logical and necessary continuation of what has preceded - all of this is now considered a certainty by orthodox Christian scholars. It has been only a few short years since the critics were declaiming that: "This chapter, in the third person, is an interruption, a later addition, etc."[1] "It is clearly not... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 27:1

V. PREPARATIONS FOR RENEWING THE COVENANT 27:1-29:1Moses now gave the new generation its instructions concerning fresh commitment to the covenant when Israel would enter the land."The ratification of the new covenant which Moses was making with the second generation was to unfold in two stages. That was customary procedure in securing the throne succession to the appointed royal heir. When death was imminent, the suzerain required his vassals to pledge obedience to his son; then, soon after the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 27:1-8

Upon entering Canaan the Israelites were to assemble at Mt. Ebal (the hill that flanked Shechem to the north) near the center of the land and set up several large stones as monuments (cf. Exodus 24:4-8). They were to plaster these with lime (or gypsum) and then write the law on the monuments. This was a common way of posting important public announcements in Canaan. [Note: J. Hoftijzer and G. van der Kooij, Aramaic Texts from Deir ’Alla, pp. 23-28.] They probably copied the Ten Commandments,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 27:1-13

A. The ceremony at Shechem 27:1-13When the people entered the Promised Land they were to assemble at Shechem (Deuteronomy 27:1-8; cf. Deuteronomy 11:29-30). This would be the second stage of the covenant renewal, to be conducted in Canaan. Moses exhorted the Israelites to obey the covenant requirements then (Deuteronomy 27:9-10) and prepared them to invoke the covenant sanctions there (Deuteronomy 27:11-13). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:1-26

Ceremonies to be observed on reaching CanaanThis chapter has probably been misplaced, as it seems to break the connexion between Deuteronomy 26 and Deuteronomy 28. It ordains four ceremonies to be observed after the people have entered Canaan: the Law to be written on stones on Mt. Ebal: an altar to be erected there: the covenant ratified on Ebal and Gerizim: and twelve curses pronounced by the Levites.1. Elders] Elsewhere the elders are addressed along with the people. Here they are associated... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 27:1-4

XXVII.THE LAW TO BE ESTABLISHED IN CANAAN AS THE LAW OF THE LAND.(1) Moses with the elders.—Here joined in exhortation for the first time in this book.Keep.—Literally, to keep. Possibly we are intended to connect the two verses. In order to keep them, ye shall write them.Deuteronomy 27:2-4 THE DECALOGUE TO BE WRITTEN ON MOUNT EBAL.(2) Set . . . up great stones, and plaister them with plaister.—The idea is to make a smooth surface, on which the Law could be inscribed. “Plaister” only here and in... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:1-26

MOSES’ FAREWELL SPEECHESDeuteronomy 4:1-40, Deuteronomy 27:1-26; Deuteronomy 28:1-68; Deuteronomy 29:1-29; Deuteronomy 30:1-20.WITH the twenty-sixth chapter the entirely homogeneous central portion of the Book of Deuteronomy ends, and it concludes it most worthily. It prescribes two ceremonies which are meant to give solemn expression to the feeling of thankfulness which the love of God, manifested in so many laws and precepts, covering the commonest details of life, should have made the... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 27:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:1-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 27:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 27:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 27:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 27:1-13

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:1-26

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 27:1-4

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:1-26

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