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Deuteronomy 27:26

Hebrew Key Terms:

  • H0779 אָרוּר (arur) - cursed
  • H6965 קוּם (qum) - confirm, establish, uphold
  • H1697 דָּבָר (dabar) - word, commandment
  • H6213 עָשָׂה (asah) - do, perform

Context: The final curse in the twelve curses recited at Mount Ebal (Deut 27:15-26). This comprehensive curse pronounces judgment on "everyone who does not confirm all the words of this law by doing them." The "all" is critical - partial obedience does not escape the curse.

OT-to-OT Development:

  • This curse becomes the basis for covenant lawsuit oracles in the prophets (Isa 24:5-6; Jer 11:3-8; Mal 2:2)
  • Deuteronomy 28:15-68 elaborates the specific curses for covenant violation in horrifying detail
  • Israel's exile is interpreted as the execution of this covenant curse (2 Kings 17:7-23; Lam 1-5)
  • No OT text offers escape from the curse through human effort; only divine intervention can redeem (Deut 30:1-6)

Connections:

Christological Connection: Christ "became a curse for us" (Gal 3:13) by enduring the comprehensive covenant curse pronounced in Deuteronomy 27:26. His substitutionary death on the cross satisfied the law's demand that curse fall on covenant-breakers. Because no human "confirms all the words of this law by doing them," all are under the curse (Rom 3:19-20; Gal 3:10). Christ alone bore the full weight of God's covenant wrath, redeeming His people from the curse "so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles" (Gal 3:14).

Connection Method(s): Typology (Direct, Forward-Looking), Contrast — The comprehensive curse on all who fail to keep the law was divinely commanded as part of the Mosaic covenant, anticipating the covenant mediator who would bear this curse, while contrasting the law's universal condemnation with the gospel's free justification.

Trajectory Table: 164 - Two Covenants (Law and Promise)

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