Teks -- Deuteronomy 11:29 (NET)

11:29 When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are to possess, you must pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

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Wesley: Deu 11:29 - Put

Heb. Thou shalt give, that is, speak or pronounce, or cause to be pronounced. So the word to give is used, Deu 13:1-2; Job 36:3; Pro 9:9. This is, more particularly expressed, Deu 27:12-13.

JFB: Deu 11:26-32 - Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse

(See on Deu 27:11).

Clarke: Deu 11:29 - Thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal

Thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal - The etymology of these names may be supposed to cast some light on this institution. גרזים gerizzim , from גרז garaz , to cut, cut off, cut down; hence גרזים gerizzim , the cutters down, fellers, and reapers or harvest-men, this mountain being supposed to have its name from its great fertility, or the abundance of the crops it yielded, which is a possible case. Of עיבל ebal or eybal the root is not found in Hebrew; but in Arabic abala signifies rough, rugged, curled, etc.; and abalo , from the same root, signifies white stones, and a mountain in which such stones are found; alabalo , the mount of white stones. See Giggeius and Golius. And as it is supposed that the mountain had this name because of its barrenness, on this metaphorical interpretation the sense of the passage would appear to be the following: God will so superintend the land, and have it continually under the eye of his watchful providence, that no change can happen in it but according to his Divine counsel, so that its fertility shall ever be the consequence of the faithful obedience of its inhabitants, and a proof of the blessing of God upon it; on the contrary, its barrenness shall be a proof that the people have departed from their God, and that his curse has in consequence fallen upon the land. See the manner of placing these blessings and curses, Deu 27:12, etc. That Gerizim is very fruitful, and that Ebal is very barren, is the united testimony of all who have traveled in those parts. See Ludolf, Reland, Rab, Benjamin, and Mr. Maundrell. Sychem lies in the valley between these two mountains

That the land of Judea was naturally very fertile, can scarcely be supposed by any who considers the accounts given of it by travelers; with the exception of a few districts, the whole land is dry, stony, and barren, and particularly all the southern parts of Judea, and all the environs of Jerusalem, most of which are represented as absolutely incapable of cultivation. How then could it ever support its vast number of inhabitants? By the especial providence of God. While God kept that people under his continual protection, their land was a paradise; they lent to all nations and borrowed from none. What has it been since? A demi-solitude, because that especial blessing no longer descends upon it. No land, says Calmet, was more fertile while under the benediction of God; none more barren when under his curse. Its present state is a proof of the declaration of Moses, Deu 28:23 : "The heaven over their head is brass; the earth under their feet, iron."The land itself, in its present state is an ample proof of the authenticity of the Pentateuch. Should facts of this kind be lost sight of by any who read the sacred writings?

Calvin: Deu 11:29 - And it shall come to pass, when the Lord

29.And it shall come to pass, when the Lord. I have lately expounded a similar passage, which, although it is subsequent in the order observed by Moses, yet, inasmuch as it sets out the matter more clearly, I have not hesitated for perspicuity’s sake to put first. I said that God’s intention was, whilst appointing the Israelites to proclaim their own condemnation, to lay them under more solemn obligation to keep the Law. If He had Himself declared His will through the Levites only, they ought indeed to have been seriously affected, and to have listened with reverence both to the blessings and the curses; but when each of them testifies with his own mouth what the Levites dictated by God’s command, the introduction of this assent, as a solemn ratification, ²⁰⁵ was more efficacious in awakening their zeal and attention. A more fitting season, however, for this protest was after they had entered the promised land than as if it had been made in the plain of Moab; for the sight of the land tended to its confirmation, as if they had been brought into court to make a covenant with God.

These ²⁰⁶ two mountains are situated opposite to each other, in such a manner that the two divisions of the people might easily stand to bless and to curse, so that they might in concert approve of the promises and threats of God.

TSK: Deu 11:29 - put the blessing // Gerizim

put the blessing : Deu 27:12-26; Jos 8:30-35

Gerizim : Gerizim and Ebal, mountains west of Jordan, and in the tribe of Ephraim, are opposite, or parallel to each other, extending from east to west; mount Gerizim being on the south, and mount Ebal on the north. They are separated by the beautiful valley in which Shechem or Nablous is situated, which is only about 200 paces in width. Both mountains are much alike in length, height, and figure; being about a league in length, in the form of a semicircle, and so steep, on the side of Shechem, that there is scarcely any shelvingcaps1 . tcaps0 heir altitude appeared to Mr. Buckingham nearly equal, not exceeding 700 or 800 feet from the level of the valley, which is itself elevated. But though they resemble each other in these particulars, yet in another they are very dissimilar; for, says Maundrell, ""though neither of the mountains has much to boast of as to its pleasantness, yet, as one passes between them, Gerizim seems to discover a somewhat more verdant, fruitful aspect then Ebalcaps1 . tcaps0 he reason of which may be, because fronting towards the north, it is sheltered from the heat of the sun by its own shade; whereas Ebal, looking southward, and receiving the sun that comes directly upon it, must by consequence be rendered more scorched and unfruitful."

Famous Mountains
Amalek	in the tribe of Ephraim	Jdg 12:15
Calvary	near Jerusalem	Luk 23:33
Carmel	near the Mediterranean	Jos 19:26
Ebal	near to Gerizim	Jos 8:30
En-gedi	near the Dead Sea	Jos 15:62
Gaash	in the tribe of Ephraim	Jos 24:30
Gilboa	south of the valley of Israel	2Sa 1:21
Gilead	beyond Jordan	Gen 31:21-25
Gerizim	on which afterwards stood a temple of the Samaritans	Jdg 9:7
Hermon	beyond Jordan	Jos 11:3
Hor	in Idumea	Num 20:22
Horeb	in Arabia Petrea near Sinai	Deu 1:2
Lebanon	separates Syria from Palestine	Deu 3:25
Moriah	where the temple was built	2Ch 3:1
Nebo	part of the mountains of Abarim	Num 32:3
Olives	east of Jerusalem divided only by brook Kidron	1Ki 11:17; 2Ki 23:13; Act 1:12
Paran	in Arabia Petrea	Gen 14:6 Deu 1:1
Pisgah	beyond Jordan	Num 21:20 Deu 34:1
Seir	in Idume	Gen 14:6
Sinai	in Arabia Petrea	Exo 19:2 Deu 33:2
Sion	near to mount Moriah	2Sa 5:7
Tabor	in the Lower Galilee	Jdg 4:6

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Poole: Deu 11:29 - Thou shalt put the blessing

Thou shalt put the blessing Heb. thou shalt give , i.e. speak or pronounce, or cause to be pronounced. So the word to give is used, Deu 13:1,2 Job 36:3 Pro 9:9 . This is more particularly expressed Deu 27:12,13 Jos 8:33 , whither I refer the reader.

Haydock: Deu 11:29 - Put the blessing // Garizim

Put the blessing, &c. See Deuteronomy xxvii. 12, &c., and Josue viii. 33, &c. (Challoner) ---

Six tribes were to be stationed on each of these mountains, chap. xxviii. ---

Garizim. Eusebius says that the Samaritans are grossly deceived, in placing this mountain in the vicinity of Sichem, instead of Jericho. But this is a mistake; for Jotham addressed the inhabitants of Sichem from that mountain, Judges ix. 7. Morizon informs us that it is of the same shape as Hebal, and separated from it only by a valley of about 200 paces, in which the town of Sichem stands. Hebal is a barren rock, while Garizim is very fertile, (Ludolf.) though an ancient poet makes both equally covered with verdure. (Ap. Eusebius, præp. ix. 22.) (Calmet)

Gill: Deu 11:29 - And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath bought thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it // that thou shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal

And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath bought thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it,.... Which is often observed, as being near at hand; and when and where many things were to be done, which could not be done in the place and circumstances they now were, particularly what follows:

that thou shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal; that is, pronounce the one on one mountain, and the other on the other mountain, or at least towards them, or over against them. The Targum of Jonathan is"ye shall set six tribes on Mount Gerizim, and six tribes on Mount Ebal; (#De 27:12,13) blessing they shall turn their faces against Mount Gerizim, and cursing they shall turn their faces against Mount Ebal;''with which agrees the account given in the Misnah;"six tribes went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and six to the top of Mount Ebal; and the priests and the Levites, and the ark, stood below in the middle; the priests surrounded the ark, and the Levites the priests, and all Israel were on this and on that side of the ark, as in Jos 8:33 then they turned their faces against Gerizim, they opened with the blessing, blessed is he that maketh not any graven or molten image, and both answered "Amen"; then they turned their faces against Mount Ebal, and opened with the curse, Deu 27:15 and both answered Amen ^s;''see the performance of this command in Jos 8:33.