Devarim 11: Two Roads Diverged in the Yellow Wilderness

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Apr 15, 2026 · 2m

Moshe concludes the chapter by framing Israel’s future as a stark choice. God presents the people with two possible paths:

“See, I place before you today the blessing and the curse.” (Deuteronomy 11:26)

רְאֵה אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה

God then clarifies what each path represents:

“The blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you this day; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the path that I command you this day.” (Deuteronomy 11:27–28)

אֶת־הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְעוּ…