Deuteronomy 4:9

Reminder of the Horeb Covenant

4:9 Again, however, pay very careful attention, ¹  lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 4:25

Threat and Blessing following Covenant Disobedience

4:25 After you have produced children and grandchildren and have been in the land a long time, ²  if you become corrupt and make an image of any kind ³  and do other evil things before the Lord your God that enrage him, ⁴ 

Deuteronomy 6:11

6:11 houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant – and you eat your fill,

Deuteronomy 28:58

The Curse of Covenant Termination

28:58 “If you refuse to obey ⁵  all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,

Deuteronomy 29:29--30:1

29:29 Secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants ⁶  forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.

The Results of Covenant Reaffirmation

30:1 “When you have experienced all these things, both the blessings and the curses ⁷  I have set before you, you will reflect upon them ⁸  in all the nations where the Lord your God has banished you.

Deuteronomy 31:28

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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¹ tn Heb “watch yourself and watch your soul carefully.”

² tn Heb “have grown old in the land,” i.e., been there for a long time.

³ tn Heb “a form of anything.” Cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV “an idol.”

⁴ tn The infinitive construct is understood here as indicating the result, not the intention, of their actions.

⁵ tn Heb “If you are not careful to do.”

⁶ tn Heb “sons” (so NASB); KJV, ASV, NIV, NRSV “children.”

⁷ tn Heb “the blessing and the curse.”

⁸ tn Heb “and you bring (them) back to your heart.”