Read Deuteronomy 12 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew Paragraphs:
11:29-12:19 {s} Israel shall worship YHVH in the way He commands
12:20-28 {s} Likewise, even when you must travel some distance to His place
12:29-32 {p} Israel shall not serve YHVH in the manner of the nations
The Deu 12:29-32 {p} paragraph closes this Strong Theme:
10:12-11:9 {s} Fear, love and obey YHVH always for our good
11:10-12 {s} The goodness of the Land
11:13-21 {s} Listen, pay heed, observe, and teach YHVH’s commandments
11:22-25 {s} Carefully keep His commandments that Israel may possess the Land
11:26-28 {s} Blessing for obedience; curse for disobedience
11:29-12:19 {s} Israel shall worship YHVH in the way He commands
12:20-28 {s} Likewise, even when you must travel some distance to His place
12:29-32 {p} Israel shall not serve YHVH in the manner of the nations
Which makes this Chiastic Structure:
I propose the Strong Theme to be:
10:12-12:32 Strong Theme {sx7+p} Israel shall worship YHVH in the manner He commands, for her good, to possess the Land; that is, to possess her promise. Israel’s promise is a Prophetic Type for our own promise; so that worshiping YHVH according to His love language (obedience) and rejecting the worship of any false gods secures the blessings of obedience for us in this life.
If there are questions, this is a good resource:
Deu 11:26-14:29, You shall not make idols: 2nd Commandment summary – Christine Miller
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