Bible Cross References
put the blessing
Deuteronomy 27:12-26
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"After you have crossed the Jordan, the following tribes are to stand on Mount Gerizim when the blessings are pronounced on the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
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And the following tribes will stand on Mount Ebal when the curses are pronounced: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
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The Levites will speak these words in a loud voice:
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" 'God's curse on anyone who makes an idol of stone, wood, or metal and secretly worships it; the LORD hates idolatry.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who dishonors his father or mother.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who moves a neighbor's property line.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who leads a blind person in the wrong direction.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who deprives foreigners, orphans, and widows of their rights.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who disgraces his father by having intercourse with any of his father's wives.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has sexual relations with an animal.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his sister or half sister.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his mother-in-law.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who secretly commits murder.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent person.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who does not obey all of God's laws and teachings.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
Joshua 8:30-35
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Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel.
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He made it according to the instructions that Moses, the LORD's servant, had given the Israelites, as it says in the Law of Moses: "an altar made of stones which have not been cut with iron tools." On it they offered burnt sacrifices to the LORD, and they also presented their fellowship offerings.
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There, with the Israelites looking on, Joshua made on the stones a copy of the Law which Moses had written.
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The Israelites, with their leaders, officers, and judges, as well as the foreigners among them, stood on two sides of the LORD's Covenant Box, facing the levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood with their backs to Mount Gerizim and the other half with their backs to Mount Ebal. The LORD's servant Moses had commanded them to do this when the time came for them to receive the blessing.
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Joshua then read aloud the whole Law, including the blessings and the curses, just as they are written in the book of the Law.
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Every one of the commandments of Moses was read by Joshua to the whole gathering, which included women and children, as well as the foreigners living among them.