18. Lest perhaps there should be among you a man or a woman, a family or a tribe, whose heart is turned away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of those nations: and there should be among you a root bringing forth gall and bitterness.
Deuteronomy 29 deals with the renewal of the covenant between God and the people of Israel after the death of Moses. In this chapter Moses reminds the people all the blessings and curses that God had promised in the covenant, and urges them to remain faithful to it. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Deuteronomy 29:
Deuteronomy 30:19-20: "Today I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you, which I put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Now choose life, so that you and your children may Live and love the Lord, your God, listen to your voice and get to Him. For the Lord is His life, and He will give you many years in the earth who swore to give to his ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. " This verse highlights the importance of choosing the covenant with God, the central theme of chapter 29 of Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 6:5: "Love the Lord, your God, your heart, all your soul and all your strength." This verse reinforces the importance of love and obedience to God, which is the basis of the covenant between Him and the people of Israel.
1 Kings 8:61: "May your heart be entirely dedicated to the Lord, our God, to follow His decrees and obey His commandments, as today." This verse highlights the importance of total dedication to God and obedience to His will, fundamental to the covenant.
Jeremiah 31:31-33: "Days will come, declares the Lord, in which I will make a new covenant with Israel and Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with his ancestors when I took them by the hand to get them out of Egypt, for they broke my covenant, although I am their Lord. This is the covenant I will do with the community of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their heart and write it in their hearts. God, and they will be my people. " This verse speaks of the promise of a new covenant between God and the people of Israel, which will be written in the hearts of the faithful and not just on stone tablets.
Matthew 26:28: "This is my blood, which ratifies the covenant, shed for many for the forgiveness of sins." This verse refers to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, which ratified a new covenant between God and humanity through the forgiveness of sins.
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