{"id":141,"date":"2017-01-08T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=141"},"modified":"2017-06-08T21:37:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T21:37:41","slug":"11-the-mounts-of-blessing-and-cursing","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/sermons\/11-the-mounts-of-blessing-and-cursing\/","title":{"rendered":"11 The Mounts of Blessing and Cursing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>The Mounts of Blessing and Cursing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Judges 8:30-35<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a major event that was given a great amount of emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Copying of God\u2019s Word<\/strong> vs. 30-32<\/p>\n<p>Joshua went to Mount Ebal and began copying the first 5 books of the Bible on the rocks of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>This was ordered in Deuteronomy 27:1-8<\/p>\n<p>God wants people to know the word of God and desires to have a copy available for every person.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mounts of Blessing and Cursing<\/strong> vs. 33<\/p>\n<p>After the Word of God was copied, Joshua brought all the children of Israel together on the two mountains; Ebal and Gerizim and addressed them.<\/p>\n<p>Deuteronomy 27:11-13 gave how the people were divided.<\/p>\n<p>The two mountains stood about 3000 feet over sea level. In the valley between the mountains stood the ancient city of Shechem. On the Gerizim side of the mountain was lush and green and represented the blessings of God\u2019s word. The Ebal side of the mountain was barren and rocky, and pictured the curses of God\u2019s word.<\/p>\n<p>Deuteronomy 11:26-32<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Reading of God\u2019s Word<\/strong> vs. 34-35<\/p>\n<p>Deuteronomy 27,28,29 &amp; 30 all cover the blessings and curses that was to be pronounced that day.<\/p>\n<p>If we obey God, there will be blessings, if we disobey there are curses.<\/p>\n<p>Deuteronomy 28:15-20<\/p>\n<p>If we don\u2019t know God\u2019s word, we don\u2019t know what we are to do and not to do. God\u2019s word serves as a guide.<\/p>\n<p>This was not just to be read to the men, but to the women, children and even Gentiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mounts of Blessing and Cursing Judges 8:30-35 This was a major event that was given a great amount of emphasis. &nbsp; The Copying of God\u2019s Word vs. 30-32 Joshua went to Mount Ebal and began copying the first 5 books of the Bible on the rocks of the mountain. 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