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Deuteronomy 27 · Grade 5

Blessing, Curse, and Amen

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Deuteronomy 27 pauses Moses' speech to describe a covenant ceremony in Canaan. Large stones coated with plaster were to be set up on Mount Ebal, with all the words of this law written very plainly. Beside them stood an altar of uncut stones, untouched by iron tools. There the people would offer sacrifices, eat, and rejoice before God.

Moses and the Levitical priests announced, Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of Yahweh your God. God's grace established the covenant. Obedience was the fitting response. Joshua fulfilled this command at Ebal and Gerizim after the conquest of Ai (Joshua 8:30-35).

Six tribes stood on Gerizim to bless, and six on Ebal for the curse. The Levites then pronounced twelve curses, mostly on hidden sins. These included a secret idol, dishonoring parents, moving a boundary, and misleading the blind. Others were injustice to the foreigner, secret murder, and bribery. To each, all the people said, Amen. The last curse falls on anyone who doesn't uphold the words of this law by doing them. Paul quotes this in Galatians 3:10-13 to show that no one keeps the law perfectly, and that Christ redeemed us by becoming a curse for us.

Show What You Know

  1. What would stand beside the plastered stones?

  2. What established the covenant?

  3. When did Joshua fulfill this command?

  4. What did most of the twelve curses address?

  5. What does Paul show with the last curse?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GerizimGodaltarEbalstones
  1. Large coated with plaster were to be set up on Mount Ebal, with all the words of this law written very plainly.
  2. Beside them stood an of uncut stones, untouched by iron tools.
  3. There the people would offer sacrifices, eat, and rejoice before .
  4. Joshua fulfilled this command at and Gerizim after the conquest of Ai (Joshua 8:30-35).
  5. Six tribes stood on to bless, and six on Ebal for the curse.

Think About It

  1. The people said Amen even to curses on hidden sins. What would it mean for you to agree with God about your own heart?

  2. How does the gospel answer the final curse of this chapter?

Memory Verse

“You shall sacrifice peace offerings, and shall eat there. You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God.”

Deuteronomy 27:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does Galatians 3:10-13 say about the curse of the law?
  • Why should we take God's word seriously?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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