Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
Repetition Principle
This is
where God continually repeats certain words or phrases in order to gain our
attention or to emphasis something. At
these times the Bible student should listen carefully.
“Cursed”: There are twelve curses found in Deuteronomy
27:15-26, and again seven times in Deuteronomy 28:15-19. The first are the curses on disobedience and
the later are the curses of disobedience.
1. Cursed be the man that maketh any graven
or molten image...
2. Cursed be he that sitteth light by his
father or mother...
3. Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's
landmark...
4. Cursed be he that maketh the blind to
wander out of the way...
5. Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment
of the stranger, fatherless, and widow...
6. Cursed be he that lieth with his father's
wife...
7. Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of
beasts...
8. Cursed be he that lieth with his sister...
9. Cursed be he that lieth with his
mother-in-law...
10. Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor
secretly...
11. Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an
innocent person...
12. Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the
words of this law to do them...
There are six blessings in Deuteronomy
28:2-6. These blessings are immediately
after the above curses.
1.
“Blessed shalt thou
be in the city...”
2.
“...and blessed
shalt thou be in the field.”
3.
“Blessed shall be
the fruit of thy body...”
4.
“Blessed shall be
thy basket and thy store.”
5.
“Blessed shalt thou
be when thou comest in...”
6.
“...and blessed
shalt thou be when thou goest out.”
“The Lord shall:” The statement of “The
Lord shall” is repeated six times in Deuteronomy 28:7-13 and again nine times
in Deuteronomy 28:20-36. The first
series are the blessings of obedience.
The second are the consequences of disobedience.
1.
“The Lord shall
cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten...”
2.
“The Lord shall
command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses...”
3.
“The Lord shall
establish thee an holy people unto himself...”
4.
“And the Lord shall
make thee plenteous in goods...”
5.
“The Lord shall open
unto thee is good treasure...”
6.
“And the Lord shall make
thee the head and not the tail...”
“Cursed:”
Again, in 28:16-19, we have a series six of “cursed” statements. This is the second round after twelve that we
had in 27:16-26. These are the curses of
disobedience.
1.
“Cursed shalt thou
be in the city...”
2.
“...and cursed shalt
thou be in the field.”
3.
“Cursed shall be thy
basket and thy store.”
4.
“Cursed shall be the
fruit of thy body...”
5.
“Cursed shalt thou
be when thou comest in...
6.
“...and cursed shalt
thou be when thou goest out.”
“The
Lord shall:” In Deuteronomy 28: 20-68 we have a series of twelve “The Lord
shall.”
1.
“The Lord shall send
upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke...”
2.
“The Lord shall make
the pestilence cleave unto thee...”
3.
“The Lord shall
smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and
with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with
mildew...”
4.
“The Lord shall make
the rain of thy land powder and dust...”
5.
“The Lord shall
cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies...”
6.
“The Lord will smite
thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with
the itch, whereof thou canst be healed.”
7.
“The Lord shall
smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart.”
8.
“The Lord shall
smite thee in the knees and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be
healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.”
9.
“The Lord shall
bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which
neither thou nor thy fathers have known...”
10. “The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far...”
11. “The Lord shall scatter thee among all people...”
12. “The Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again...”
“Thou shalt:” The phrase “thou shall” is
repeated thirteen times in Deuteronomy 28:30-41.
1.
Thou shalt betroth a
wife, and another man shall lie with her...”
2.
“...thou shalt build
an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein...”
3.
thou shalt plant a
vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.”
4.
“...thou shalt be
only oppressed and crushed always.”
5.
“...thou shalt be
mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.”
6.
“...thou shalt
become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword...”
7.
“Thou shalt carry
much seed into the field, and shalt gather but little in...”
8.
“Thou shalt plant
vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine...”
9.
“Thou shalt beget sons
and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them...”
10. “...and thou shalt come down very low.”
11. “He shall lead lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to
him...”
12. “...he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.”
13. “...thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body...”
“Blessed:” There are twenty-two beatitudes in the book of Psalms.
1. “Blessed
is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. (Psalm 1:1).”
2. “Blessed
is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered (Psalm 32:1).”
3. “Blessed
is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose
spirit, there is no guile (Psalm 32:2).”
4. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he
hath chosen for his own inheritance (Psalm 33:12).”
5. “O
taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him
(Psalm 34:8).”
6.
“Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respected not the
proud, nor such as turn aside to lies (Psalm 40: 4).”
7.
“Blessed is he that considereth the poor:
the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble (Psalm 41:1).”
8.
“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to
everlasting. Amen and amen (Psalm
41:13).”
9. “Blessed
be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation
(Psalm 68:19).”
10.
“Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things
(Psalm 72:18).”
11. “And
blessed be his glorious name for ever:
and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen and Amen (Psalm
72:19).”
12. “Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee (Psalm 84:4).”
13.
“Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of
them (Psalm 84:5).”
14.
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy
countenance (Psalm 89:15).”
15.
“Blessed is the man whom thou chasteneth, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy
law; (Psalm 94:12).”
16.
“Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all
times (Psalm 106:3).”
17. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from
everlasting to everlasting… (Psalm 106:48).
18. “Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for
evermore (Psalm 113:2).”
19. “Blessed
are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the way, who walk in the law of the
LORD (Psalm 119:1).”
20.
“Blessed are they that keep is testimonies, and that seek him with the whole
heart (Psalm 119:2).”
21.
“Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways (Psalm
128:1).”
22.
“Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers
to fight (Psalm 144:1).” “Vanity:” This word is used thirty-six
times in the book of Ecclesiastes.
“Vanity and vexation of spirit:” This
phrase is used seven times in the book of Ecclesiastes.
The Six
Woe’s: The six woes found in Isaiah 5:8-32
speak on the judgment on Israel for its wickedness.
1.
Selfish greed- v. 8-10: “Woe unto them that join house to house, that
lay field to field, till there is no place, that they may be placed alone in
the midst of the earth!”
2.
Drunken conduct- v. 11-17: “Woe unto them that rise up early in the
morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till
wine inflame them….”
3. Mockery at God’s power to judge their sin- v.
18-19: “Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it
were with a cart rope….”
4. Distortion of God’s moral standards- v. 20:
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light,
and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
5.
Arrogance and pride- v. 21: “Woe unto them that are wise in their own eye’s and
prudent in their own sight!”
6. Perversion of justice- v. 22-23: “Woe unto
them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the
righteous from him!
“Verily,
verily:” This phrase is used seven times by John in his Gospel; 5:24, 25;
6:26,32, 47, 53; 8:34.
“He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches:” This
phrase is repeated six times in Revelation 2 and 3. Four times in the second chapter; 2:7,
11,17,29 and twice in chapter three; 3:6, 13.
“Fulfilled:” This word is used
frequently in the book of Matthew.
“Kingdom:” This word is used fifty times
in the book of Matthew.
“Kingdom of Heaven:” This phrase is used
thirty times in the book of Matthew.
“Salvation:” This word is used
twenty-eight times in the book of Isaiah.
“Return:” This is used forty-seven times
in the book of Jeremiah.
“They
shall know that I am God:” This phrase is used seventy times in the book of
Ezekiel.
“Son of man:” This phrase is used ninety
times in the book of Ezekiel.
“The word of the LORD came to me:” This
phrase is used forty-nine times in the book f Ezekiel.
“Glory of Israel” or “The glory of the LORD:” This phrase is
used eleven times in the first eleven chapters of the book of Ezekiel.
“I shall be sanctified through you:” This
phrase is used six times in the book of Ezekiel.
William J. Roop, M.A.B.S.
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