Deuteronomy 11:13-21

Deuteronomy 11:13-21

[13] And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken  unto my commandments  which I command  you this day,  to love  the LORD  your God,  and to serve  him with all your heart  and with all your soul,  [14] That I will give  you the rain  of your land  in his due season,  the first rain  and the latter rain,  that thou mayest gather  in thy corn,  and thy wine,  and thine oil.  [15] And I will send  grass  in thy fields  for thy cattle,  that thou mayest eat  and be full.  [16] Take heed  to yourselves, that your heart  be not deceived,  and ye turn aside,  and serve  other  gods,  and worship  them; [17] And then the LORD'S  wrath  be kindled  against you, and he shut up  the heaven,  that there be no rain,  and that the land  yield  not her fruit;  and lest ye perish  quickly  from off the good  land  which the LORD  giveth  you. [18] Therefore shall ye lay up  these my words  in your heart  and in your soul,  and bind  them for a sign  upon your hand,  that they may be as frontlets  between your eyes.  [19] And ye shall teach  them your children,  speaking  of them when thou sittest  in thine house,  by the way,  when thou liest  down, and when thou risest up.  [20] And thou shalt write  them upon the door posts  of thine house,  and upon thy gates:  [21] That your days  may be multiplied,  and the days  of your children,  in the land  which the LORD  sware  unto your fathers  to give  them, as the days  of heaven  upon the earth. 

What does Deuteronomy 11:13-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Moses held out the blessings for obeying God as an additional motivation. God would send rain on the land ( Deuteronomy 11:14) that would result in productivity ( Deuteronomy 11:15).
"The first priority is ... given to Scripture as the means of teaching the greatness and grace of God [1]." [2]