Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 11:27
a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the assembly of Israel at the covenant renewal, immediately after declaring that a blessing and a curse are being set before them (v. 26).
The words — tishme'u (תִשְׁמְעוּ, H8085) is the Qal imperfect of shama, "you will hear/obey"; in Hebrew the verb does not distinguish between listening and acting on what is heard.
The thread — Deuteronomy 28:1 expands the same conditional: blessing follows faithful obedience to the voice of the LORD and careful keeping of all commandments. Isaiah 1:19 and 3:10 echo the principle that willingness and obedience produce tangible blessing.
Why it lands — The verse ties blessing not to character or effort in the abstract but to obedience to specific commandments delivered at a specific moment. It places the reader in the position of the one who must choose, with the cost of refusal made explicit in the very next verse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
- Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- Isaiah 3:10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Leviticus 26:3 If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,
- John 13:17 If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Psalms 19:11 By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
- Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.