What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 28:60? He will afflict you again The verse begins by making it clear that the LORD Himself is the One bringing the discipline. In the broader context of Deuteronomy 28, blessings follow obedience (vv. 1-14) and curses follow disobedience (vv. 15-68). Verse 60 falls in the curse section, reinforcing that covenant unfaithfulness has tangible consequences. Compare Deuteronomy 28:58-59, where “the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues.” Hebrews 10:31 reminds us, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God,” underscoring divine accountability rather than random misfortune. With all the diseases The term “all” points to completeness; nothing that once devastated Egypt is off the table. Exodus 15:26 records God’s promise to spare Israel from Egyptian diseases if they obeyed, making this threat in Deuteronomy 28 the exact reversal for disobedience. Deuteronomy 7:15 similarly warns that disobedience would bring back “terrible diseases.” The scope covers plagues, boils, pestilence—everything listed earlier in the chapter (Deuteronomy 28:21-22). You dreaded in Egypt Israel’s collective memory of Egyptian afflictions was vivid: • Water turned to blood (Exodus 7:17-24) • Frogs, gnats, flies, and livestock disease (Exodus 8-9) • Boils on flesh (Exodus 9:10-11) Those horrors became a reference point for fear (Numbers 14:3). God leverages that history to emphasize how serious covenant violation is. Deuteronomy 7:18-19 calls them to remember God’s deliverance; verse 60 warns that forgetting Him means reliving what once terrified them. And they will cling to you The diseases are not momentary; they attach themselves persistently. Deuteronomy 28:21 speaks of “plagues that cling to you until He has exterminated you.” Leviticus 26:16 parallels this with “wasting disease and fever that will consume the eyes and drain the life.” The idea is ongoing misery, not a fleeting event—an inescapable, lingering consequence that only genuine repentance could lift (compare 2 Chronicles 7:13-14). summary Deuteronomy 28:60 warns that covenant infidelity reverses the Exodus blessings: the God who once shielded Israel will actively re-apply the very judgments they feared in Egypt. Every aspect—God’s personal action, the totality of the plagues, the recollection of past dread, and the stubborn persistence of disease—underscores His seriousness about obedience. The verse calls God’s people to remember His deliverance, honor His commands, and avoid the severe, lasting discipline that accompanies rebellion. |
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