Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
What does Deuteronomy 28:6 mean?
This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects.
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Keep this verse inside Deuteronomy 28:5-6 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:6
Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. In all their business and employments of life whether within doors or without; in the administration of every office, whether more public or private; and in all their journeys going out and coming home; and particularly when they went out to war, and returned, all should be attended with success.
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Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
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Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
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Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Context in Deuteronomy 28
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Deuteronomy 28 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as the song of Moses, blessing of the tribes, and Moses’ death. Deuteronomy restates and interprets the law through a series of charged covenant sermons that call Israel to remember, love, obey, and choose life. Read this chapter with the wider themes of memory, covenant, and love of God in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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