Monthly Archives: May 2020

loyalty matters

loyalty matters Deuteronomy 28:15-19 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:15 “But if you do not obey Yahveh your God by carefully following all his commands and prescriptions I am giving you today, all these afflictions will come and overtake you: Deuteronomy 28:16 You … Continue reading

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heads or tails?

heads or tails? Deuteronomy 28:13-14 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:13 Yahveh will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward if you listen to Yahveh your God’s commands I am commanding you today and … Continue reading

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missing variable

missing variable Deuteronomy 28:11-12 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:11 Yahveh will make your prosperity survive with offspring, the offspring of your livestock, and your land’s produce in the land Yahveh swore to your fathers to give you. Deuteronomy 28:12 Yahveh will open … Continue reading

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bearing his name

bearing his name Deuteronomy 28:8-10 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:8 Yahveh will command for you an empowerment on your barns and on everything you do; he will empower you in the land Yahveh your God is giving you. Deuteronomy 28:9 Yahveh will … Continue reading

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within the contest

within the contest Deuteronomy 28:7 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:7 “Yahveh will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you from one direction but run away from you in seven directions. … Continue reading

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better homes and gardens

better homes and gardens Deuteronomy 28:1-6 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now if you faithfully obey Yahveh your God and are careful to do all his commands I am commanding you today, Yahveh your God will put you far above all the … Continue reading

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final affliction

final affliction Deuteronomy 27:26 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:26 ‘Anyone who does not put the words of this instruction into practice is afflicted with a curse.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ final affliction The final affliction is a catch-all that … Continue reading

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caring for lives

caring for lives Deuteronomy 27:25 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:25 ‘The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent throat is afflicted with a curse.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ caring for lives A soldier in an unjust war, … Continue reading

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getting away with it

getting away with it Deuteronomy 27:24 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:24 ‘The one who secretly kills his neighbor is afflicted with a curse.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ getting away with it The murderer who gets away with it might … Continue reading

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victimless crime

victimless crime Deuteronomy 27:23 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:23 ‘The one who sleeps with his mother-in-law is afflicted with a curse.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ victimless crime One of the reasons for the pronouncement of the curses on Mount … Continue reading

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