Deuteronomy 28:1-14 – Blessings
5 Great Promises of Blessings:
- Come on you, and OVERTAKE you.
- The Lord shall COMMAND the blessing upon you.
- The Lord will grant you ABUNDANT prosperity.
- The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty.
- The Lord will make you the head, not the tail.
How do we obtain these blessings and avoid the curses?
- Deuteronomy 7:9-15 – love Him and keep His commandments
- Deuteronomy 10:12-13 – Fear Him, obey Him, love Him, serve Him and observe His commands and decrees
- HEB: Lismor and Shamar:
- Deuteronomy 30:11-20 – Love Him, obey Him, keep His commandments
- Micah 6:6-8 – Honesty, mercy and humility
- John 14:15 – Keep My commands!
- Romans 10:5-13 – (Deuteronomy 30:11-20) – Roman Road
- 1 John 5:3 – Defines loving God!