📖 Deuteronomy — Chapter 30 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 30:1 And Rit shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
Deuteronomy 30:2 And shalt Rreturn unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
Deuteronomy 30:3 That Rthen the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
Deuteronomy 30:4 If any of thine be driven out Runto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
Deuteronomy 30:5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
Deuteronomy 30:6 And the LORD thy God Rwill circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Deuteronomy 30:7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
Deuteronomy 30:8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
Deuteronomy 30:9 And the LORD thy God will Rmake thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Deuteronomy 30:10 If thou shalt Rhearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, Rit is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
Deuteronomy 30:12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Deuteronomy 30:13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, RWho shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Deuteronomy 30:14 But the word is Rvery nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
Deuteronomy 30:16 In that I command thee this day Rto love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy 30:17 But Rif thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Deuteronomy 30:18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
Deuteronomy 30:19 RI call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Deuteronomy 30:20 That thou mayest Rlove the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 30:1–10 — Return and restoration
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Moses looks beyond scattering to a return to the LORD with heart and soul. He describes gathering, renewed love, and restored provision.
Key Truth: The call to return is wholehearted, not merely outward.
Check What You Remember
1. To whom were the scattered people to return? (Deuteronomy 30:2)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:2 (KJV).
2. What would the LORD circumcise so they could love him? (Deuteronomy 30:6)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:6 (KJV).
3. From where could the LORD gather an outcast? (Deuteronomy 30:4)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 30:11–14 — The word brought near
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The command is described as accessible rather than hidden beyond reach. It is near Israel, in mouth and heart, so that it may be done.
Key Truth: The nearness of God's word calls for obedience.
Check What You Remember
1. Was the command in heaven beyond their access? (Deuteronomy 30:12)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:12 (KJV).
2. Was it beyond the sea? (Deuteronomy 30:13)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:13 (KJV).
3. Where was the word near them? (Deuteronomy 30:14)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:14 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 30:15–20 — Choose life
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Moses sets life and death before Israel and calls them to love, obey, and cleave to the LORD. The choice concerns Israel and their descendants.
Key Truth: The call to choose life is a call to hold fast to the LORD.
Check What You Remember
1. What two outcomes were set before Israel alongside blessing and cursing? (Deuteronomy 30:19)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV).
2. Which were they told to choose? (Deuteronomy 30:19)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV).
3. To which three patriarchs had the LORD sworn to give the land? (Deuteronomy 30:20)
Find it in Deuteronomy 30:20 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What response accompanies the promised return from scattering?
2. What purpose is stated for the LORD’s circumcising the heart?
3. Why are the questions about heaven and the sea unnecessary?
4. What actions describe the life-and-good alternative?
5. Why does Moses call the people to choose life?
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