29:16-18
Moses reminds them yet again of their time in Egypt and the journey through the desert. It is good too for us to remember the journey we went on in coming to know Christ, and the events that He has led us through. Here the purpose is to remind them of the “detestable idols” that they saw, the idols made of silver and gold and wood and stone. There is yet another of the warnings against idolatry. They were to “make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison”. The “bitter root” mentioned in Heb 12:15 is probably thinking of this verse. Idolatry never comes by itself, it always brings all sorts of evils along with it.
29:19-21
Repeating the oath, or reminding themselves of it, would be of no benefit to the people if they persisted in going their own way. Likewise, if someone has once made a profession of faith, but then persists in going their own way, that profession is of no value to them. Instead, such a person brings disaster upon themselves, and those around them. Such a person would not receive the blessings, but the curses of the covenant. This was part of the Law.
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