In this video listen to Deuteronomy 28 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Deuteronomy 28 we now come to the second longest chapter in the Bible, and the longest chapter (just) in the Pentateuch, the five books of the law. Here the specifics of the curses and the blessings of the covenant are going to be outlined. God seems to think long-term, so while the first generation may not have seen all the blessings or curses, it builds over time.

God thinks of a corporate “you.” This was true of them as we see historically, but also true of us too. Up to verse 14 are the blessings. These blessings are incredible, any one of them a great promise to the believer, but of course these are in a context of the one who obeys and walks with the Lord. It is easy to be tempted to take the good parts of scripture for ourselves and  ...