What were they required to do when they should have passed over Jordan in order to perpetuate these laws? v. 1—10.
Which of the tribes were to stand upon Gerizim and for what purpose? N. B. The tribes appointed to bless were descended from Leah and Rachel, the free-women, to whom the promise of blessing more especially belonged
Which of them upon Mount Ebal, and for what purpose?
Against what kind of sins are the curses more directly pointed? Ans. Secret sins; the commission of which might escape detection by the magistrates or others. These awful denunciations would teach transgressors, that though their crimes might elude the discovery of their fellow men, yet they could not escape the eye of God, and therefore they were not to promise themselves impunity.
How were the people on their part to ratify these sentences?
What is the import of the word Amen? Ans: Verily—So be it—So shall it be.
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