Deuteronomy 26
26
Give the LORD the first part of your harvest
Moses said to Israel:
1The LORD is giving you the land, and soon you will conquer it, settle down, 2and plant crops. And when you begin harvesting each of your crops, the very first things you pick must be put in a basket. Take them to the place where the LORD your God chooses to be worshipped,#Ex 23.19. 3and tell the priest, “Long ago the LORD our God promised our ancestors that he would give us this land. And today, I thank him for keeping his promise and giving me a share of the land.”
4The priest will take the basket and set it in front of the LORD's altar. 5Then, standing there in front of the place of worship, you must pray:
My ancestor was homeless,
an Aramean who went to live
in Egypt.
There were only a few
in his family then,
but they became great
and powerful,
a nation of many people.
6The Egyptians were cruel
and had no pity on us.
They ill-treated our people
and forced us into slavery.
7We called out for help
to you, the LORD God
of our ancestors.
You heard our cries;
you knew we were in trouble
and abused.
8Then you terrified the Egyptians
with your mighty miracles
and rescued us from Egypt.
9You brought us here
and gave us this land
rich with milk and honey.
10Now, LORD, I bring to you
the best of the crops
that you have given me.
After you say these things, place the basket in front of the LORD's altar and bow down to worship him.
11Then you and your family must celebrate by eating a meal at the place of worship to thank the LORD your God for giving you such a good harvest. And remember to invite the Levites and the foreigners who live in your town.
Ten per cent of the harvest
Moses said to Israel:
12Every year you are to give ten per cent of your harvest to the LORD.#26.12 Every year…LORD: See 14.22-29. But every third year,#26.12 every third year: Probably the third and sixth years of the seven-year cycle described in 15.1-11 and Leviticus 25.1-7. this ten per cent must be given to the poor who live in your town, including Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows. That way, they will have enough to eat.#Dt 14.28,29. 13Then you must pray:
Our LORD and our God, you have said that ten per cent of my harvest is sacred. I have obeyed your command and given this to the poor, including the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows.
14I have not eaten any of this sacred food while I was in mourning; in fact, I never touched it when I was unclean.#26.14 in mourning…unclean: Touching a dead body made a person unclean and unfit to worship God. Ten per cent of the harvest belonged to God, and was not to be touched by an unclean person. And none of it has been offered as a sacrifice to the spirits of the dead. I have done everything exactly as you commanded.
15Our LORD, look down from your temple in heaven and bless your people Israel. You promised our ancestors that you would give us this land rich with milk and honey, and you have kept your promise.
The LORD is your God, and you are his people
Moses said to Israel:
16Today the LORD your God has commanded you to obey these laws and teachings with all your heart and soul.
17In response, you have agreed that the LORD will be your God, that you will obey all his laws and teachings, and that you will listen when he speaks to you.
18Since you have agreed to obey the LORD, he has agreed that you will be his people and that you will belong to him, just as he promised.#Ex 19.5; Dt 4.20; 7.6; 14.2; Titus 2.14; 1 P 2.9. 19The LORD created all nations, but he will make you more famous than any of them, and you will receive more praise and honour. You will belong only to the LORD your God, just as he promised.
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Deuteronomy 26
26
Giving the Firstfruits
1“When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, # Dt 15:4; 17:14 and you take possession of it and live in it, 2you must take some of the first of all the land’s produce that you harvest from the land Yahweh your God is giving you and put it in a container. Then go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to have His name dwell. # Dt 12:11 3When you come before the priest who is serving at that time, you must say to him, ‘Today I acknowledge to the Lord your # LXX reads my God that I have entered the land the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’
4“Then the priest will take the container from your hand and place it before the altar of the Lord your God. 5You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God:
My father was a wandering Aramean. # Gn 28:5 He went down to Egypt with a few people and lived there. # Ex 1:1-3 There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation. 6But the Egyptians mistreated and afflicted us, and forced us to do hard labor. 7So we called out to Yahweh, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our cry and saw our misery, hardship, and oppression. # Ex 3:7 8Then the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with terrifying power, and with signs and wonders. 9He led us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. # Dt 11:9; Jr 32:22 10I have now brought the first of the land’s produce that You, Lord, have given me.
You will then place the container before the Lord your God and bow down to Him. 11You, the Levite, and the foreign resident among you will rejoice # Lv 23:40; Dt 12:12; 14:26; 16:11; 27:7 in all the good things the Lord your God has given you and your household.
The Tenth in the Third Year
12“When you have finished paying all the tenth of your produce in the third year, # Dt 14:28-29 the year of the tenth, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. 13Then you will say in the presence of the Lord your God:
I have taken the consecrated portion out of my house; I have also given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commands You gave me. I have not violated or forgotten Your commands. 14I have not eaten any of it while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. # Jr 16:7; Ezk 24:17; Hs 9:4 I have obeyed the Lord my God; I have done all You commanded me. 15Look down from Your holy dwelling, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Covenant Summary
16“The Lord your God is commanding you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and all your soul. 17Today you have affirmed that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes, commands, and ordinances, and obey Him. 18And today the Lord has affirmed that you are His special people as He promised you, that you are to keep all His commands, 19that He will elevate you to praise, fame, and glory above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people # Dt 7:6 to the Lord your God as He promised.”
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