I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading. I had been using One Year Bible Online, but it was time for a change.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Deuteronomy 27-28.

    Moses instructed the people of Israel that when they entered the land they were to set up some stones, coat them with plaster, and inscribe the commands on them. Then half of the tribes were to go to Mt Gerizim and declare God’s blessings over the people and the land. The other half of the tribes were to go to the top of Mt Ebal and declare God’s curses over the people. The blessings and curses were conditional. Moses declared that if they kept God’s commands they would receive the blessings, but if they did not keep His commands they would suffer the curses. This logic applies today. When a people keeps God’s commands they will be blessed. They will prosper and be successful in all they do. On the other hand, if they violate God’s commands, they will suffer and everything they turn their hand to will fail. The closer the people of a nation come to following God’s will, the more prosperous and powerful that nation will be.