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ESV Global Study Bible :: Footnotes for Deuteronomy 11

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Deut. 11:1 Because God rescued Israel from Egypt (10:21–22), therefore they should love him.

Deut. 11:2 Moses addresses the adults of Israel as if all of them had experienced the exodus and wilderness events, even though the adults who left Egypt had died in the wilderness. See 1:20–21 and note. discipline. See 8:5.

Deut. 11:6 Dathan and Abiram, along with Korah, rebelled against Moses’ leadership in the wilderness (Num. 16:1–35).

Deut. 11:7 your eyes have seen. See note on v. 2.

Deut. 11:14 early rain and the later rain. Both the rains that come in October/November and those that come in March/April are needed for good crops.

Deut. 11:16–17 Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you . . . serve other gods. In light of vv. 14–15, Moses is probably warning them not to believe that the Canaanite fertility gods are the source of rain, crops, and animals.

Deut. 11:18–21 On teaching these words to the next generation, see note on 6:7–9. as long as the heavens are above the earth. That is, forever.

Deut. 11:26 I am setting before you today. This expression, repeated in v. 32, emphasizes the importance of making the right decision.

Deut. 11:28 Since the people are in a covenant relationship with the Lord your God, it would be foolish for them to worship the Canaanite Baals, with whom they have had no such relationship (that you have not known).

Deut. 11:29 See 27:1–14 for details on this ceremony and the two mountains.

Deut. 11:30 Arabah. See 1:1 and note; 1:7. Gilgal. See Josh. 4:19. The oak of Moreh is where the Lord first promised to give Abraham the land of Canaan (Gen. 12:6).

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